Friedrich Carl von Savigny
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Friedrich Carl von Savigny was a German jurist and legal historian. He served as professor of jurisprudence and was rector of the University of Berlin in 1812–1813. Savigny was also a member of the Pr
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Jurisprudence
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Jurisprudence, also known as legal theory or legal science, is the philosophy of law. As a field of knowledge, it applies philosophical methods to legal questions, such as what the law is or how it ou
Friedrich Carl von Savigny
…Friedrich Carl von Savigny (21 February 1779 – 25 October 1861) was a German jurist and legal historian. He served as professor of jurisprudence and was rector of the University of Berlin in 1812–1813. Savigny was also a member of the Prussian State Council and, from 1842 to 1848, Minister of…
A gavel and court minutes from 1861–1862, symbolic of legal decisions