Gustav Conrad Hugo (1764 to 1844) was a German jurist who taught law at the University of Göttingen from 1788, becoming a full professor in 1792. He is recognized as the founder of the German Historical School of jurisprudence, criticizing the uncritical blending of Roman and Germanic elements into an ostensibly unified body of law and arguing instead for a systematic historical study of law, an approach later continued and developed by Friedrich Carl von Savigny. His major works include the seven volume Lehrbuch eines civilistischen Cursus, published between 1792 and 1821, and the six volume Civilistisches Magazin, published between 1790 and 1837.
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What problem in the law of his day did Gustav Hugo set out to combat?
He opposed the uncritical blending of Roman and German law and founded the German Historical School.
Hugo objected to the way the Roman and German elements of the existing law had been welded into an apparent whole for practical needs, without criticism or differentiation. The result, as the source puts it, was that it was difficult to say whether historical truth or practical ends were most prejudiced. Hugo set himself against this and became the founder of the German Historical School of jurisprudence, which Friedrich Carl von Savigny continued and further developed.
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From the gymnasium at Karlsruhe, he passed in 1782 to the University of Göttingen, where he studied law for three years.
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Gustav Conrad Hugo (23 November 1764 - 15 September 1844) was a German jurist.
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In the preface to his Beiträge zur civilistischen Bucherkenntniss der letzten vierzig Jahre (1828-1829), he gives a sketch of the condition of the civil law teaching at Göttingen at that time.
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was a German jurist
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Wikidata Q67446, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1764
Wikidata Q67446, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1764-11-23
Wikidata Q67446, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1844
Wikidata Q67446, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1844-09-15
Wikidata Q67446, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Lörrach
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P20 (place of death): Göttingen
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