Bernhard Joseph Hubert Windscheid lived from 1817 to 1892 and was a German jurist and a member of the pandectist school of legal thought. He became known for his essay on the concept of a legal action, which sparked a debate with Theodor Muther said to have initiated the modern study of procedural law. Windscheid's thesis established the modern German law concept of Anspruch, a legally enforceable claim, distinguishing it from the Roman law concept of actio. His principal work was his Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts, which served as a main source of inspiration for the German Civil Code, the BGB, and between 1873 and 1883 he was part of the commission charged with drafting that code. He also taught at universities in Germany and Switzerland, including Basel, Greifswald, Munich, Heidelberg and Leipzig.
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RoleGerman jurist; leading figure of the pandectist school of law; member of the commission that drafted the German Civil Code (BGB), 1873 to 1883; professor of law at Basel, Greifswald, Munich, Heidelberg and Leipzig. 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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What did Bernhard Windscheid contribute to German civil law?
He defined Anspruch and helped draft the German Civil Code.
Windscheid, a German jurist of the pandectist school, established the modern German law concept of Anspruch, a legally enforceable claim, distinguishing it from the Roman law concept of actio. His Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts was a main source of inspiration for the German Civil Code, and from 1873 to 1883 he sat on the commission that drafted that code.
Where did Windscheid teach?
Basel, Greifswald, Munich, Heidelberg and Leipzig.
He taught at universities in Germany and Switzerland, including Basel, Greifswald, Munich, Heidelberg and Leipzig.
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was a German jurist and a member of the pandectistic school of law thought.
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Düsseldorf, Prussia
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Leipzig, German Empire
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Between 1873 and 1883, Windscheid was part of the commission in charge of the drafting of the German Civil Code.
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Josef Hubert Bernhard Windscheid
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