Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup-Rosenvinge (10 May 1792 – 4 August 1850) was a Danish jurist and a leading historian of Danish law. He taught at the

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, of which he was the

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in 1833–34. He is known for his ''Grundrids af den danske Lovhistorie'' (1822–23), the first systematic history of Danish law, and for his collections of sources about the same. Kolderup-Rosenvinge also wrote textbooks on police law, international law and church law.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolderup-Rosenvinge, Janus Lauritz Andreas 1792 births 1850 deaths Danish jurists Legal historians Rectors of the University of Copenhagen Rosenvinge family