Wilhelm Jakob Behaghel

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Wilhelm Jakob Behaghel (born April 25, 1824 in Elberfeld ; † May 18, 1896 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German legal scholar and lawyer . From 1861 he was Professor of Law at the University of Freiburg . From 1863 to 1866 Behaghel was a member of the second chamber and from 1873 to 1882 a member of the first chamber of the Baden state parliament .

Life

Family and education

Wilhelm Jakob was born the son of the teacher and theologian Johann Georg Behaghel (1797–1861). The family settled in Heidelberg in 1828 , where his father got a position as a high school professor at the Lyceum . He himself later attended the Grand Ducal High School in Heidelberg and studied law at the Heidelberg University .

Professional background

In 1845 he was accepted as a legal trainee in the grand ducal justice service of Baden . From 1848 to 1852 Behaghel worked at the secretariats of the court in Mannheim and at the Ministry of the Interior. In 1852 he became assessor at the Donaueschingen district office . In 1856 he moved as such to the court in Mannheim. There, Behaghel was appointed court judge and deputy public prosecutor in 1860 .

After August Lamey was appointed Minister of the Interior of Baden, he took over his full professorship at the law faculty of Freiburg University. His chair encompassed French and Baden land law, German and Baden civil procedural law, and German criminal procedural law with special regard to criminal proceedings in Baden. From 1883 he also held lectures in commercial and bill of exchange law. Until his death in 1896 he taught at the University of Freiburg.

From 1888 he was also director of the academic business deputation, at a time when the university was experiencing a significant boom. He administered the financial resources and assets of the university, distributed scholarships and disposed of the income from various foundations.

For his services, Behaghel was awarded the Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion by Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden as early as 1870 . Later he was awarded the oak leaves. In 1877 he received the title of a Grand Ducal Court Councilor in Baden and in 1894 he was promoted to Privy Councilor .

In the winter of 1895/1896 he fell seriously ill. In April 1896 he had to ask for leave for the coming summer semester and stop his lectures. He was unable to take his convalescence leave, he died on May 18, 1896, at the age of 72 in Freiburg.

Member of the Baden Estates Assembly

In 1863, Behaghel was elected to the second chamber of the Baden state parliament as a member of the 31st constituency, which included the offices of Philippsburg and Schwetzingen. A mandate that he held until 1866. In 1871 he became a member of the Protestant general synod of Baden.

After his appointment as prorector of the Freiburg University in 1872, his university colleagues elected him in 1873 as their representative in the first chamber of the Baden Council of Estates. Until 1881 he was re-elected. He took an active part in parliamentary work, and his name is often found in the minutes of the chamber negotiations. In legal submissions, such as the Baden Introductory Act to the Reich Justice Acts , Behaghel appears as the reporter .

voluntary work

Behaghel, who played the cello himself , was active in numerous non-profit organizations. He was president of the Freiburg Liedertafel for a long time. In 1870 he was president of the first and in 1886 honorary president of the fourth Baden Singing Association in Freiburg.

Another passion of his was hiking . In 1881 he took over the presidency of the Badischer Schwarzwaldverein . The club, which was about to be dissolved, was in difficult financial circumstances. Under his leadership, the membership increased from 500 to 6000 in 1891, the year of his resignation. Following the pattern of the Alpine Club , 48 sections were founded which could dispose of an annual income of 30,000 marks . He had new forest areas developed for the association, paths laid out and signposts erected.

For the German-Austrian Alpine Club he founded a Freiburg section , where he was the first section chairman from 1881 to 1890.

Publications (selection)

  • The new Grand Ducal Badische Press Act of April 2, 1868. Freiburg 1868.
  • Commemorative speech for Franz Arnold von Woringen at his academic death ceremony. Freiburg 1871.
  • The matrimonial property relations of foreigners who have moved into the Grand Duchy of Baden during the existing marriage or who will move in since the introduction of state law. Freiburg 1872.
  • Baden civil law and the Code Napoléon. With special consideration for practical needs. 2 volumes, Karlsruhe 1875 and 1876.
  • Laws on the acquisition and encumbrance of real estate. Freiburg 1888.

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SURNAME Behaghel, Wilhelm Jakob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Behagel, Wilhelm Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, university professor and member of the Baden state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Elberfeld
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1896
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau