Wilhelm Endemann (24 April 1825, in

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– 13 June 1899, in

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) was a

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Biography

The parents of Endemanns were the jurist Konrad Endemann and his wife Charlotte Wilhelmine née Grau. A brother was Friedrich Carl Endemann, Vice-mayor of Kassel and member of Reichstag. In 1856 he married Katinka Pult in

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. One son was Friedrich Endemann (1857-1936). He was educated at the universities of

and

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, became a professor of law at the

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in 1862, then later assumed the same position at the

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in 1875. From 1871 to 1873 he was a member of the Reichstag. He became one of the greatest authorities on the

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Works

His works on jurisprudence include: *''Der Entwurf eines deutschen Handelsgesetzbuchs'' (1858). *''Das deutsche Handelsrecht'' (German commercial law, 4th edition 1887). *''Die Entwicklung des Beweisverfahrens im deutschen Civilprozess'' (1895).HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

References

1825 births 1899 deaths People from Marburg People from the Electorate of Hesse German Protestants National Liberal Party (Germany) politicians Members of the 1st Reichstag of the German Empire Jurists from Hesse Philosophers of law Heidelberg University alumni University of Marburg alumni Academic staff of the University of Jena Academic staff of the University of Bonn {{Germany-law-bio-stub