Bernhard Windscheid Explained
Bernhard Windscheid |
Birth Name: | Josef Hubert Bernhard Windscheid |
Birth Date: | 26 June 1817 |
Birth Place: | Düsseldorf, Prussia |
Death Place: | Leipzig, German Empire |
Resting Place: | Neuen Johannisfriedhof |
Spouse: | Charlotte Windscheid (Pochhammer) |
Children: | 4 (including Käthe Windscheid) |
Bernhard Windscheid (26 June 1817 – 26 October 1892[1]) was a German jurist and a member of the pandectistic school of law thought.
He became famous with his essay on the concept of a legal action, which sparkled a debate with that is said to have initiated the studies of the processal law as we know it today. Windscheid's thesis established the modern German law concept of Anspruch (roughly, a legally enforceable claim), distinguishing it from the Roman law concept of actio.
His principal work was his Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts, and this was the main source of inspiration for the German Civil Code – the BGB. Between 1873 and 1883, Windscheid was part of the commission in charge of the drafting of the German Civil Code.
Additionally, Windscheid worked as a teacher at several universities in Germany and Switzerland, including Basel, Greifswald, München, Heidelberg, and Leipzig.
Family
Bernhard Windscheid married the artist Auguste Eleanore Charlotte "Lotte" Pochhammer (1830–1918) on 4 November 1858.[2] Four recorded children resulted from this marriage. The eldest, Käthe Windscheid (1859–1943) achieved prominence as a women's rights activist and as a pioneer of women's education. (1862–1910) was also something of a pioneer in his chosen field: he was a neurologist. The younger two children, Charlotte and Margarete, were twins.[3]
Published works
A full bibliography of Windscheid is provided by Felix Klein.[4] His major works include:
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Zur Lehre des Code Napoleon von der Ungültigkeit der Rechtsgeschäfte. Verlag von Julius Buddeus. 1847. Düsseldorf. de.
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Die Lehre des römischen Rechts von der Voraussetzung. Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus. 1850. Düsseldorf. de. 2.
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Die Actio des römischen Civilrechts vom Standpunkte des heutigen Rechts. Verlagshandlung von Julius Buddeus. 1856. Düsseldorf. de. 2.
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Die Actio: Abwehr gegen Dr. Theodor Muther. Verlagshandlung von Julius Buddeus. 1857. Düsseldorf. de. 2.
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Zwei Fragen aus der Lehre von der Verpflichtung wegen ungerechtfertigter Bereicherung. Verlag von Alexander Edelmann. 1878. Leipzig. de. 2.
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts. Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus. 1862. 1. I. Düsseldorf. de. 2.
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts. Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus. 1865. 1. II,1. Düsseldorf. de. 2.
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts. Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus. 1866. 1. II,2. Düsseldorf. de. 2.
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts. Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus. 1870. 1. III. Düsseldorf. de. 2.
- 3. ed., Düsseldorf 1870. Vol. I, Vol. II and Vol. III (in German).
- 5. ed., Stuttgart 1879. Vol. I, Vol. II and Vol. III (in German).
- 6. ed., Frankfurt 1887. Vol. I, Vol. II and Vol. III (in German).
- 9. ed., Leipzig, 1906, ed. by Theodor Kipp, is the edition usually cited.
- Book: Windscheid, Bernhard. Gesammelte Reden und Abhandlungen. Duncker & Humblot. 1904. Oertmann. Paul. de. 2.
Further reading
- Book: Falk, Ulrich . Ein Gelehrter wie Windscheid: Erkundungen auf den Feldern der sogenannten Begriffsjurisprudenz . Klostermann . 1989 . 978-3-465-01866-7 . Ius Commune Sonderheft . 38 . Frankfurt am Main . de.
- Book: Hamza, Gabor . Entstehung und Entwicklung der modernen Privatrechtsordnungen und die römischrechtliche Tradition . 2009 . 9789632840956 . Budapest . 193-199 . de.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Prof. Dr. jur. Josef Hubert Bernhard Windscheid. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201016163823/https://research.uni-leipzig.de/catalogus-professorum-lipsiensium/leipzig/Windscheid_1043/. 16 October 2020. 16 October 2020. Catalogus Professorum Lipsiensium. de.
- Web site: Windscheid, Charlotte (geborene Pochhammer). Biografie. Susann Hänel i.A. Stadt Leipzig (1000 Jahre Leipzig - 100 Frauenporträts). Dr. Manfred Leyh . 2013. 27 December 2018.
- Web site: Windscheid, Katharina (Käthe) Charlotte Friederike Auguste (Dr. phil.). Biografie. Susann Hänel i.A. Stadt Leipzig (1000 Jahre Leipzig - 100 Frauenporträts). Gerlinde Kämmerer. 2015. 27 December 2018.
- Book: Klein, Felix. Bernhard Windscheid 26.6.1817–26.10.1892. Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte. Duncker & Humblot. 2014. 168. 9783428541188. Berlin. 450–458. 10.3790/978-3-428-54118-8.