Aemilius Ludwig Richter (15 February 1808 – 8 May 1864, in

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) was a German

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Biography

He was born at

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, and educated at

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. His ''

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'' (1833–39) led to his being appointed professor of law in Leipzig, and he held subsequently similar positions at the universities of

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(1838–46) and

(1846–64).Prof. Dr. theol. Aemilius Ludwig Richter
Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig He also served as councilor-in-chief of the consistory and privy councilor of the government. Richter is considered the founder of a new school of

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— the so-called “Berliner Kanonisten-Schule”.

Works

* ''Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Quellen des canonischen Rechts'' (“Contributions to the knowledge about sources for canon law”, 1834) * ''Canones et Decreta Concilio Tridentini'' (1853) * ''Lehrbuch des katholischen und evangelischen Kirchenrechts'' (“Textbook of Catholic and Evangelical Church law”, 1842, 8th edition 1886) Considered a most important contribution to Church law literature.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richter, Aemilius Ludwig 1808 births 1864 deaths Jurists from Saxony Leipzig University alumni Leipzig University faculty University of Marburg faculty Humboldt University of Berlin faculty