Niels Nikolaus Falck (25 November 1784 – 11 May 1850) was a

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and historian.

Biography

He was born at Emmerlef in the

Duchy of Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ( ...

. He was educated at the

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and became a theological candidate in 1808, graduating

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in 1809. From 1813 he was appointed professor juris in Kiel. In 1814, he became professor of law at the University of Kiel, and in 1838 he was appointed president of the

Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ...

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Assembly of the States. He published a ''Juristische Encyklopädie'' (“Encyclopedia of jurisprudence,” 5th ed. 1851), and was a prolific author in the history and jurisprudence of Schleswig-Holstein. His other works include: ''Handbuch des schleswig-holsteinischen Privatrechts'' (“Handbook of civil law in Schleswig-Holstein,” 1825-48); and ''Sammlungen zur nähern Kunde des Vaterlandes'' (“Anthology for a better understanding of the fatherland,” 1819-25). He also edited the ''Staatsbürgerliches Magazin'' (10 vols., 1821–31; continued as ''Neues Staatsbürgerliches Magazin'', 10 vols., 1833–41). Falck became Commander of the

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in 1840. He died at Kiel in 1850 and was buried at Parkfriedhof Eichhof in Kronshagen.

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