Leopold Wenger
Leopold Wenger (4 September 1874 – 21 September 1953) was a prominent Austrian historian of ancient law. He fostered interdisciplinary study of the ancient world (including law, literature, papyri, and inscriptions).[1]
Biography
Wenger was born in his maternal grandparents' castle Trabuschgen in
In 1902, he became associate professor at the University of Graz. He went on to teach at the Universities of Vienna, Graz, Heidelberg, and Munich.
Contributions
At the
In 1953 he also published his most well-known book Die Quellen des römischen Rechts (The Sources of Roman Law).[8]
Throughout his career, he wrote, edited, or co-edited thirty books and also authored 88 articles.[9]
Recognition
Wenger received honorary doctorates from
The legal history division of the law school of the
References
- ^ Reinhard Zimmermann, “Heutiges Recht, Römisches Recht und heutiges Römisches Recht,” in Reinhard Zimmermann, et al. eds., Rechtsgeschichte und Privatrechtsdogmatik (Heidelberg: C.F. Müller, 1999), pp. 1–39 (20 f.).
- ^ Dieter Nörr, “Leopold Wenger (1874 - 1953),” in D. Willoweit, ed., Denker, Forscher und Entdecker: eine Geschichte der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in historischen Porträts (Munich, 2009), p. 269.
- ^ A. Sauter, “Pionier der juristischen Papyrologie,” Unser Bayern: Heimatbeilage der Bayerischen Staatszeitung 52, n. 7 (July, 2003), p. 102.
- ^ a b c Nörr, “Leopold Wenger,” p. 270.
- ^ a b c Sauter, “Pionier,” p. 102.
- ^ Sauter, “Pionier,” pp. 102-103.
- ^ "Münchener Beiträge zur Papyrusforschung und Antiken Rechtsgeschichte - Juristische Fakultät - LMU München". www.jura.uni-muenchen.de.
- ^ Reviews of Die Quellen des römischen Rechts:
- Lévy-Bruhl, Henri (1954), Revue historique de droit français et étranger, Quatrième série, 31: 428–429, )
- Last, Hugh (1954), The Journal of Roman Studies, 44 (1–2): 135–136, )
- Kunkel, Wolfgang (1954), Gnomon, 26 (4): 235–240, )
- Berger, Adolf (October 1954), Classical Philology, 49 (4): 259–261, )
- Kaser, Max (August 1954), Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 71 (1): 403–411, )
- Grosso, G. (January 1954), "Recensioni", Rivista di Filologia e di Istruzione Classica, 82: 85
- Bieler, Ludwig (1956), "Compte-rendu", Scriptorium, 10 (2): 324–325
- ^ "Leopold Wenger - Juristische Fakultät - LMU München". www.jura.uni-muenchen.de.
- ^ Sauter, “Pionier,” p. 104.
Further reading
- Kunkel, Wolfgang (December 1953), "Leopold Wenger", JuristenZeitung, 8 (23): 741–742, JSTOR 20803246
- Biondi, Biondo (May–June 1954), "Leopold Wenger", Aegyptus, 34 (1): 153–154, JSTOR 41215507
- Lévy-Bruhl, Henri (1954), "Leopold Wenger (1874–1953)", Revue historique de droit français et étranger, Quatrième série, 31: 292–293, JSTOR 43844475