Paul Krüger (20 March 1840 – 11 May 1926) was a German

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Biography

He was born in Berlin, where he studied

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(1858–60). In 1863, he began to lecture on

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at the

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. In 1870, he became an associate professor of law at the

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, where he attained a full professorship during the following year. Afterwards, he served as a professor at the universities of

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(from 1872),

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(from 1874; rector 1883/84) and

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(from 1888).Krüger, Paul
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Works

* ''Prozessualische Konsumtion und Rechtskraft des Erkenntnisses'' (“Diligence in legal proceedings and the validity of judgments,” 1864) * ''Kritik des Justinianischen Codex'' (“Critique of the Justinian Codex,” 1867) * ''Kritische Versuche im Gebiete des römischen Rechts'' (“Critical studies in the realm of Roman law,” 1870) * ''Geschichte der Quellen und Litteratur des römischen Rechts'' (“History of the sources and literature of Roman law,” 1888; French tr. J. Brissaud, 1893) * ''Justinianische Institutionen'' (“Justinian institutions,” 1867) He also published a critical edition of the ''

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'' (1877).

References

* 1840 births 1926 deaths Jurists from Berlin Academic staff of the University of Bonn Academic staff of the University of Marburg Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Academic staff of the University of Königsberg Academic staff of the University of Innsbruck Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin {{Germany-law-bio-stub