Wilhelm Endemann

Wilhelm Endemann (24 April 1825, in Marburg – 13 June 1899, in Cassel) was a German jurist.

Wilhelm Endemann

Biography

The parents of Endemanns were the jurist Konrad Endemann and his wife Charlotte Wilhelmine née Grau. A brother was Friedrich Carl Endemann, Vice-mayor of Kassel and member of Reichstag. In 1856 he married Katinka Pult in Fulda. One son was Friedrich Endemann (1857-1936).

He was educated at the universities of Marburg and Heidelberg, became a professor of law at the University of Jena in 1862, then later assumed the same position at the University of Bonn in 1875.[1] From 1871 to 1873 he was a member of the Reichstag. He became one of the greatest authorities on the commercial law of Germany.[2]

Works

His works on jurisprudence include:

  • Der Entwurf eines deutschen Handelsgesetzbuchs (1858).
  • Das deutsche Handelsrecht (German commercial law, 4th edition 1887).
  • Die Entwicklung des Beweisverfahrens im deutschen Civilprozess (1895).[3]

References
  1. ADB:Endemann, Wilhelm In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 48, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, S. 358–362.
  2. Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Endemann, Wilhelm" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  3. HathiTrust Digital Library (published works)


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