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Karl Friedrich Eichhorn

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Karl Friedrich Eichhorn (20 November 1781 to 4 July 1854) was a German jurist and legal historian. He held law professorships at Frankfurt an der Oder, the University of Berlin, and the University of Göttingen, and served as a member of the Prussian Supreme Tribunal. Regarded as a principal authority on German constitutional law, he wrote Deutsche Staats- und Rechtsgeschichte and, together with Friedrich Carl von Savigny and Johann Friedrich Ludwig Goschen, founded the Zeitschrift fur geschichtliche Rechtswissenschaft, the journal of the German Historical School of law.

Facts
Role
Jurist 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
German 2
Born
1781 3
Birth Date
1781-11-20 3
Birthplace
Jena 3
Died
1854 3
Death Date
1854-07-04 3
Place of Death
Cologne 3
Classification
Field of Law
Constitutional Law 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 2
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What was Karl Friedrich Eichhorn's place in the Historical School of law?

He was one of the founders of the historical school of law.

Eichhorn is counted as one of the founders of the historical school of law. That school drew on all the sources available to scholarship at the time.
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1. Karl Friedrich Eichhorn (Wikipedia)
Introduction
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Karl Friedrich Eichhorn (20 November 1781 - 4 July 1854) was a German jurist.
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2. Karl Friedrich Eichhorn (Wikipedia)
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  • Full article, gender
    He entered the University of Göttingen in 1797.
  • Introduction
    Karl Friedrich Eichhorn (20 November 1781 - 4 July 1854) was a German jurist.
  • In Legal System: German Legal System, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a German jurist
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3. Wikidata: Karl Friedrich Eichhorn
  • Wikidata Q564888, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1781
  • Wikidata Q564888, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1781-11-20
  • Wikidata Q564888, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1854
  • Wikidata Q564888, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1854-07-04
  • Wikidata Q564888, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Jena
  • Wikidata Q564888, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Cologne
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