Carl Friedrich Hermann Roesler, born 18 December 1834 in Lauf an der Pegnitz in the German Confederation and who died 2 December 1894 in Bolzano, Austria-Hungary, was a German legal scholar and economist who graduated from the University of Erlangen and taught law at the University of Rostock. His 1878 conversion to Roman Catholicism threatened his academic position in Mecklenburg, and a meeting with the Japanese ambassador Aoki Shuzo led the government of Japan to invite him that same year to advise its Foreign Ministry on international law. He became an adviser to the Japanese Cabinet in 1884 and presented a comprehensive draft commercial code of 1,133 articles covering commercial law, company law and parts of insolvency law, and at the request of Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi he assisted Inoue Kowashi in drafting the Meiji Constitution, promoting a model of constitutional monarchy in which sovereignty rested with the Emperor rather than the legislature. He remained in Japan through 1893, considered the most important foreign legal advisor to the Meiji government, before returning to Europe and settling in Bolzano.
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RoleLegal scholar, economist, and foreign advisor to the Meiji period Empire of Japan 2 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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Why did Hermann Roesler go to Japan?
He was invited by Japan in 1878 to advise its Foreign Ministry on international law while facing dismissal at home over his conversion to Roman Catholicism.
In 1878 the government of Japan invited Hermann Roesler to serve as an adviser on international law to its Foreign Ministry. The same year he had converted to Roman Catholicism and, because of his religion, faced dismissal from service in Mecklenburg. A timely meeting with Aoki Shūzō, the Japanese ambassador to Germany, introduced him to the opportunity, and he became one of several legal experts from Germany and France working on the development of the Japanese legal system.
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Carl Friedrich Hermann Roesler (18 December 1834 - 2 December 1894) was a German legal scholar, economist, and foreign advisor to the Meiji period Empire of Japan.
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One compelling reason for his choice to move to Japan was due to his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1878, Roesler faced dismissal from service in Mecklenburg due to his religion.
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Tokyo: Sophia University 1941. Carl Friedrich Hermann Roesler (18 December 1834 - 2 December 1894) was a German legal scholar, economist, and foreign advisor to the Meiji period Empire of Japan.
Introduction
Carl Friedrich Hermann Roesler (18 December 1834 - 2 December 1894) was a German legal scholar, economist, and foreign advisor to the Meiji period Empire of Japan.
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Wikidata Q86187, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1834
Wikidata Q86187, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1834-12-18
Wikidata Q86187, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1894
Wikidata Q86187, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1894-12-02
Wikidata Q86187, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Lauf an der Pegnitz
Wikidata Q86187, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Bolzano
Wikidata Q86187, P1477 birth name claim (de)
birth name (P1477): Carl Friedrich Hermann Roesler
- In Legal System: German Legal System, Carl Friedrich Hermann Roesler, born 18 December 1834 in Lauf an der Pegnitz in the German Confederation and who died 2 December 1894 in Bolzano, Austria-Hungary, was a German legal scholar
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