Karl Gustav Homeyer
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Karl Gustav Homeyer German
jurist
, was born at Wolgast in Pomerania
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After studying law
at the universities of Berlin, Göttingen and Heidelberg (1813–1817), he settled as a Privatdozent
, in 1821, at the university of Berlin, where he became ordinary professor of law in 1827.
His principal works are his edition of the Sachsenspiegel
(in 3 vols, 1827, 3rd ed., 1861, containing also some other important sources of Saxon or Low German law), which is still unsurpassed in accuracy and sagacity of research, and his book on Die Haus- und Hofmarken (1870), in which he has given a history of the use of trade-marks among all the Teutonic
nations of Europe, and which is full of important elucidations of the history of law and also contains valuable contributions to the history of art and civilization.
In 1850 Homeyer was elected a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences, in the Transactions of which he published various papers exhibiting profound learning:
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Germany
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jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
, was born at Wolgast in Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
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After studying law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
at the universities of Berlin, Göttingen and Heidelberg (1813–1817), he settled as a Privatdozent
Privatdozent
Privatdozent or Private lecturer is a title conferred in some European university systems, especially in German-speaking countries, for someone who pursues an academic career and holds all formal qualifications to become a tenured university professor...
, in 1821, at the university of Berlin, where he became ordinary professor of law in 1827.
His principal works are his edition of the Sachsenspiegel
Sachsenspiegel
The Sachsenspiegel is the most important law book and legal code of the German Middle Ages. Written ca...
(in 3 vols, 1827, 3rd ed., 1861, containing also some other important sources of Saxon or Low German law), which is still unsurpassed in accuracy and sagacity of research, and his book on Die Haus- und Hofmarken (1870), in which he has given a history of the use of trade-marks among all the Teutonic
Teutons
The Teutons or Teutones were mentioned as a Germanic tribe by Greek and Roman authors, notably Strabo and Marcus Velleius Paterculus and normally in close connection with the Cimbri, whose ethnicity is contested between Gauls and Germani...
nations of Europe, and which is full of important elucidations of the history of law and also contains valuable contributions to the history of art and civilization.
In 1850 Homeyer was elected a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences, in the Transactions of which he published various papers exhibiting profound learning:
- Über die Heimat, 1852
- Genealogie der Handschriften des Sachsenspiegels, 1859
- Die Stadtbucher des Mittelalters, 1860
- Der Dreissigste, 1864.
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