Aernout Philip Theodoor Eyssell (July 19, 1837 – March 23, 1921) was a Dutch lawyer, judge and president of the Dutch

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Biography

Eyssell was born on July 19, 1837, in

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. His father was the lawyer Martinus Eyssell (1807–1888) and his mother Henriëtte Elsabine Vreede (1813–1876). In 1855 he started studying law at

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. In 1859 he obtained a

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. In the same year he participated in a competition of the

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in Dijon. He wrote an essay about the French lawyer

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and won the competition. His manuscript – written in Latin – was translated into French and was published in 1860 under the title ''Doneau, sa vie et ses ouvrages. L'école de Bourges; synthèse du Droit romain au XVIe siècle; son influence jusqu'à nos jours''. He became a lawyer in his hometown and in 1878 he became a deputy judge at the district court. From 1880 to 1887 he was a member of the State Committees for the revision of the Dutch

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(

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). In 1886 he was appointment as a Justice at the Dutch Supreme Court. He was elected by the House of Representatives over the

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Petrus Johannes van Swinderen. In 1908 he was as appointed president of the

. He fulfilled this position until his retirement at July 1, 1912. After his retirement, he continued to write for the magazine ''Themis''. He died on 23 March 1921 in The Hague.

Publications (selection)

*''Moeten voor de toelating tot de rechtspraktijk en de magistratuur andere dan de bestaande eischen en waarborgen worden gesteld? zoo ja, welke?: praeadvies'' (1899). *''s-Gravenhage van voorheen en thans: in brieven'' (1879–1880) *''Advies in zake de procedure van H.H. kerkvoogden te St. Annapar. tegen de landeigenaren van het Oud-Bildt'' (1878), with Wijnand Heineken *''Welk gevangenisstelsel is voor ons land het meest aanbevelenswaardig? : praeadviezen'' (1872), with Jacob Domela Nieuwenhuis *''Twee jaren celstraf?'' (1871). *''Een post op de begrooting des ministers van Justitie'' (1871). *''De regtsmagt over vreemdelingen in Nederland'' (1864). *''Grondwet en protectie als haar eerste gevolg: de waarschuwing eens tachtigers aan zijne landgenooten: opgedragen aan Mr.S. van Houten'' (1917).

References

* (1922).
Levensbericht van Mr. Aernout Philippus Theodoor Eyssell
' in: Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde 1901–2000, pp. 77 – 83 * (1994).
EIJSSELL, Aernout Philip Theodoor (1837–1921)
' in: Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 4 {{DEFAULTSORT:Eyssell, Aernout Philip Theodoor Presidents of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands 1837 births 1921 deaths