Wolfgang Wesselý
Wolfgang Wesselý (born October 22, 1801 in Trebitsch , † April 21, 1870 in Vienna ) was an Austrian legal scholar .
Life
Wesselý was initially destined for a career as a rabbi . He came to Prague around 1815 . There he graduated from high school. He then went to the University of Prague . There he was promoted to Dr. phil. and in 1833 Dr. iur. PhD . In 1837 he became a Jewish religion teacher. At the same time he prepared his academic career. In 1847 he was appointed private lecturer in Hebrew and rabbinical languages and literature at the Philosophical Faculty. In addition, in 1848 he submitted proposals for the establishment of jury courts, which were also implemented.
In 1852 Wesselý was appointed associate professor of criminal law at Prague University. On August 19, 1861, he was finally appointed full professor . He was the first Jew to receive a full professorship in the Austrian Empire . He read Hebrew grammar, literature and archeology at the Faculty of Philosophy, and Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Encyclopedia, Philosophy of Law and International Law at the Faculty of Law.
Works (selection)
- Who is entitled to perform a Jewish marriage according to the principles of Austrian law? , Borrosch and André, Prague 1839.
- Netib Emmuna. Biblical catechism or guide for the first religious instruction of the Israelite youth , Kronberger and Rziwnatz, Prague 1840.
- תְּפִילָה יִשְׂרָאֵל (Tephilah Israel) or the commandments translated into German with Jewish-German script , Prague 1841.
- On the commonality of evidence in the Austrian civil trial , Haase, Prague 1844.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wesselý, Wolfgang . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 50th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1884, pp. 182–184 ( digitized version ).
- Alexander Löffler: Wessely, Wolfgang . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, p. 146 f.
Web links
- Isidore Singer , Gotthard German : Wessely, Wolfgang. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wesselý, Wolfgang |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wessely, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian legal scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trebitsch |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1870 |
| Place of death | Vienna |