Wolrad Burchardi
Wolrad Burchardi (also Wilrad ; born August 22, 1734 in Niederaula , † July 25, 1793 in Herborn ) was a German law scholar and university professor .
Life
Burchardi was the son of Niederaula Dietrich Friedrich Burchardi's bailiff. He initially received private lessons in German, Latin and Greek before he went to high school in Hersfeld in 1744 . From there he moved in 1750 to study philosophy, history and law at the University of Marburg . There he passed the lawyer exam in 1753, before studying as Lic. Iur. completed. He began his professional career as a lawyer and also lectured at the local university as a private lecturer .
Burchardi received on May 17, 1755 a call as second professor of rights at the high school Herborn . It was not until March 11, 1757 that he finished his lectures in Marburg and then gave his inaugural lecture at the high school in Herborn. In 1759 the Literary Society of Duisburg accepted him as a member. On April 9, 1766, he was promoted to the first professor at the high school, he was also a university syndicus and university archivist. In the years 1763 to 1765 and 1779 to 1781 he held the post of rector of the high school.
Burchardi was appointed Councilor of Orange-Nassau in 1784 and, shortly thereafter, in 1785, Chief Councilor . He died unexpectedly of a stroke .
Works (selection)
- (Ed.): Johann Georg Estor : Beginnings of the Common and Imperial Processes , Volumes 2-4, Bronner, Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig 1756.
- Publici ac feudalis iuris exercitatio de regali Iudaeis incolatum largiendi iure cum ordine equestri medatio inprimis hassiaco benefici vel allodii subinde communicato , Knochendörfer , Frankfurt am Main 1766.
- Juris scientiae Romanae Pars altera, ius privatum complexa , Herborn 1776.
- Historia Ivris Romani In Vsvm Avditorvm Contracta , Herborn 1785.
literature
- Johann Georg Meusel : Lexicon of the Teutschen writers who died from 1750 to 1800 , Volume 1, Fleischer, Leipzig 1802, pp. 720–722.
- Christian Daniel Vogel : Archive of the Nassau Church and Scholarly History, Volume 1, Hadamar and Koblenz 1818, pp. 184–194.
- Ernst Zais : Burchardi, Wilrad . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 569.
Web links
- Burchardi, Wolrad. Hessian biography. (As of August 12, 2016). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Works by and about Wolrad Burchardi in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burchardi, Wolrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burchardi, Wilrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1734 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niederaula |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1793 |
| Place of death | Herborn |