Johann Friedrich Böckelmann (1633–1681) was a German jurist. Born in

Steinfurt Steinfurt (; Westphalian: ''Stemmert'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From roughly 1100-1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt. Geography Steinfurt is situated north- ...

, Böckelmann studied law at Heidelberg, where he became a professor in 1661. He was also president of the electoral court of law and a councillor and envoy of the prince elector. In 1670, Böckelmann moved to teach at Leiden, where he had lasting influence by introducing the new ''methodus compendiarium'' - a teaching method based no longer on the Corpus Iuris Civilis itself, but on shorter summaries. One of these, his ''Compendium Institutionum'', was in use up until the 19th century. To this day, the university of Leiden administrates a ''Legatum Böckelmannianum'' from which one outstanding law student receives an annual stipend.

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* Jurists from North Rhine-Westphalia 1632 births 1681 deaths People from Steinfurt Academic staff of Leiden University {{Germany-law-bio-stub