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Karl Binding

1841 - 1920

Karl Binding

Karl Ludwig Lorenz Binding (4 June 1841 – 7 April 1920) was a German jurist known as a promoter of the theory of retributive justice. His influential book, Die Freigabe der Vernichtung lebensunwerten Lebens ("Allowing the Destruction of Life Unworthy of Living"), written together with the psychiatrist Alfred Hoche, was used by the Nazis to justify their Aktion T4 euthanasia program. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Binding is the 65th most popular lawyer (down from 48th in 2019), the 3,632nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,142nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Karl Binding ranks 65 out of 136. Before him are Robert Bilott, William J. Brennan Jr., Alan Dershowitz, Lucius Cincius Alimentus, Henry de Bracton, and Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. After him are Alberico Gentili, Mercedes Comaposada, Hersch Lauterpacht, Valtazar Bogišić, René David, and William Rehnquist.

Most Popular Lawyers in Wikipedia

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Robert Bilott
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 59
William J. Brennan Jr.
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 60
Alan Dershowitz
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 61
Lucius Cincius Alimentus
300 BC - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 62
Henry de Bracton
1210 - 1268
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 63
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
1905 - 1944
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 64
Karl Binding
1841 - 1920
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 65
Alberico Gentili
1552 - 1608
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 66
Mercedes Comaposada
1901 - 1994
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 67
Hersch Lauterpacht
1897 - 1960
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 68
Valtazar Bogišić
1834 - 1908
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 69
René David
1906 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 70
William Rehnquist
1924 - 2005
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 71

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Karl Binding ranks 67. Before him are Laza Kostić, Eugen Dücker, Ybyrai Altynsarin, Carl Graebe, Paul Wallot, and George Turner. After him are Federico Zandomeneghi, Benedict Menni, John Murray, Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, Florence Baker, and René Panhard. Among people deceased in 1920, Karl Binding ranks 74. Before him are Adolf Albin, Nataliya Kobrynska, Sarada Devi, Vladimir Kappel, John Gilbert Baker, and William Chester Minor. After him are Jaan Poska, Pál Szinyei Merse, Herbert James Draper, Ryu Gwansun, Vladimir Makovsky, and Alexandru Macedonski.

Others Born in 1841

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Laza Kostić
WRITER
1841 - 1910
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 61
Eugen Dücker
PAINTER
1841 - 1916
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 62
Ybyrai Altynsarin
WRITER
1841 - 1889
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 63
Carl Graebe
CHEMIST
1841 - 1927
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 64
Paul Wallot
ARCHITECT
1841 - 1912
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 65
George Turner
PAINTER
1841 - 1910
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 66
Karl Binding
LAWYER
1841 - 1920
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 67
Federico Zandomeneghi
PAINTER
1841 - 1917
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 68
Benedict Menni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1841 - 1914
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 69
John Murray
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1914
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 70
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 71
Florence Baker
EXPLORER
1841 - 1916
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 72
René Panhard
ENGINEER
1841 - 1908
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 73

Others Deceased in 1920

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Adolf Albin
CHESS PLAYER
1848 - 1920
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 68
Nataliya Kobrynska
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 69
Sarada Devi
PHILOSOPHER
1853 - 1920
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 70
Vladimir Kappel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1920
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 71
John Gilbert Baker
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1920
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 72
William Chester Minor
PHYSICIAN
1834 - 1920
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 73
Karl Binding
LAWYER
1841 - 1920
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 74
Jaan Poska
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1920
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 75
Pál Szinyei Merse
PAINTER
1845 - 1920
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 76
Herbert James Draper
PAINTER
1863 - 1920
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 77
Ryu Gwansun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1902 - 1920
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 78
Vladimir Makovsky
PAINTER
1846 - 1920
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 79
Alexandru Macedonski
WRITER
1854 - 1920
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 80

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Binding ranks 3,634 out of 7,253. Before him are Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754), Franz Grashof (1826), Emil von Sauer (1862), Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (1817), Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (1879), and Paul Deussen (1845). After him are Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (1829), Julius Klengel (1859), Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1848), Princess Pilar of Bavaria (1891), E. A. Dupont (1891), and Percy Adlon (1935).

Others born in Germany

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Franz Anton Hoffmeister
COMPOSER
1754 - 1812
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,628
Franz Grashof
ENGINEER
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,629
Emil von Sauer
COMPOSER
1862 - 1942
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,630
Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1908
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,631
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
COMPANION
1879 - 1945
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,632
Paul Deussen
PHILOSOPHER
1845 - 1919
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,633
Karl Binding
LAWYER
1841 - 1920
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,634
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1907
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,635
Julius Klengel
MUSICIAN
1859 - 1933
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,636
Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1848 - 1894
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,637
Princess Pilar of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1987
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,638
E. A. Dupont
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1956
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,639
Percy Adlon
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,640