Ernst Immanuel Bekker (16 August 1827, in

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– 29 June 1916, in

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) was a German jurist and professor.

Life

Bekker studied law at

, where he was a member of the Corps Saxo-Borussia. Kösener Korps-Listen 1910, 120, 1224 In 1853 he gained his

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at the

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. He was extraordinary professor there from 1855 until he was called to an

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at Greifswald in 1857. In 1874 he finally returned to Heidelberg. In 1886, he became

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of the University of Heidelberg, and became emeritus in 1908. He remained in Heidelberg until his death. Besides work on Roman law Bekker principally wrote philosophical treatises and works on natural science.

Works

* ''Die prozessualische Konsumption'', 1853 * ''Von deutschen Hochschulen Allerlei: was da ist und was da sein sollte'', 1869 * ''Die Aktionen des römischen Privatrechts'', 1871–1873 * ''Das Recht des Besitzes bei den Römern'', 1880 * ''System des heutigen Pandektenrechts'', 1886–1889 * ''Recht muss recht bleiben'', 1896 * ''Die Reform des Hypothekenwesens als Aufgabe des norddeutschen Bundes'', Berlin 1867 * ''Das Völkerrecht der Zukunft'', Heidelberg 1915.(Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaft - phil.-historische Klasse, 3)

References

Biographies

* Dagmar Drüll: ''Heidelberger Gelehrtenlexikon 1803–1932.'' Springer, Berlin and elsewhere 1986, , pp. 16–17. *

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bekker, Ernst Immanuel Jurists from Baden-Württemberg 1827 births 1916 deaths 19th-century German jurists 20th-century German jurists