Georg Friedrich von Martens lived from 22 February 1756 to 21 February 1821 and was a German jurist and diplomat, educated at the universities of Göttingen, Regensburg and Vienna. He became professor of jurisprudence at Göttingen in 1783 and was ennobled in 1789. In 1808 the King of Westphalia made him a counsellor of state, and in 1810 he served as president of the financial section of the kingdoms council of state. In 1814 the King of Hanover appointed him privy cabinet councillor, and in 1816 he went as the kings representative to the diet of the new German Confederation at Frankfurt.
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What collection of treaties did Georg Friedrich von Martens edit?
He was the original editor of the Recueil des traités.
Martens was the original editor of the Recueil des traités, a collection of treaties covering agreements from 1761 onward, which Britannica describes as what remains the largest collection of treaties in the world. He edited the first seven volumes (1791 to 1801) singlehandedly, then worked with his nephew Karl von Martens on four additional volumes (1802 to 1808).
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Georg Friedrich von Martens (22 February 1756 in Hamburg, Germany – 21 February 1821 in Frankfurt, Germany) was a German jurist and diplomat.
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was a German jurist and diplomat. Educated at the universities of Göttingen, Regensburg and Vienna
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Georg Friedrich von Martens (22 February 1756 in Hamburg, Germany - 21 February 1821 in Frankfurt, Germany) was a German jurist and diplomat.
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Wikidata Q215914, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1756-02-22
Wikidata Q215914, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1821-02-21
Wikidata Q215914, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Hamburg
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P20 (place of death): Frankfurt
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