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Bernhard Windscheid

1817 - 1892

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Bernhard Windscheid (26 June 1817 – 26 October 1892) 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 Theodor Muther 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernhard Windscheid is the 45th most popular lawyer (down from 44th in 2019), the 2,729th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,708th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Lawyer.

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Among lawyers, Bernhard Windscheid ranks 45 out of 136. Before him are Franz von Liszt, Adrian Năstase, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Helmuth James von Moltke, Qasim Amin, and Al-Sarakhsi. After him are Judy Sheindlin, Cino da Pistoia, Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, William Blackstone, Asad ibn al-Furat, and James B. Donovan.

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Among people born in 1817, Bernhard Windscheid ranks 39. Before him are Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Princess Marie Amelie of Baden, János Arany, Alfred Józef Potocki, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, and Nikolay Kostomarov. After him are Nikoloz Baratashvili, Táhirih, Branwell Brontë, George Frederic Watts, Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély, and Wilhelm Griesinger. Among people deceased in 1892, Bernhard Windscheid ranks 44. Before him are Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria, Charles Lavigerie, Afanasy Fet, Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, Carlo Cafiero, and Alexander Cartwright. After him are Jan Czerski, Enrico Betti, Anthon van Rappard, Abdyl Frashëri, Theodor Meynert, and Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Bernhard Windscheid ranks 2,730 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663), Gustav Hartlaub (1814), Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1662), Kurt Schmitt (1886), Adolf Mayer (1843), and Helmut Gröttrup (1916). After him are Andreas Möller (1967), Siegfried von Feuchtwangen (1300), Johannes Werner (1468), Rudolf Peierls (1907), Adolf Hühnlein (1881), and Joseph Gaertner (1732).

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Among LAWYERS In Germany

Among lawyers born in Germany, Bernhard Windscheid ranks 4. Before him are Rudolf von Jhering (1818), Fabian von Schlabrendorff (1907), and Helmuth James von Moltke (1907). After him are Heinrich Marx (1777), Hans Litten (1903), Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1905), Karl Binding (1841), and Christian Gottfried Körner (1756).

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