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Paul, knight von Feuerbach

German jurist
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Also known as: Paul Johann Anselm, Ritter von Feuerbach
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Paul Johann Anselm, Ritter Von Feuerbach
Born:
Nov. 14, 1775, Hainichen, near Jena, Thuringia [now in Germany]
Died:
May 29, 1833, Frankfurt am Main (aged 57)
Notable Family Members:
son Ludwig Feuerbach
Subjects Of Study:
criminal law
punishment
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Paul, knight von Feuerbach (born Nov. 14, 1775, Hainichen, near Jena, Thuringia [now in Germany]—died May 29, 1833, Frankfurt am Main) was a jurist noted for his reform of criminal law in Germany. Feuerbach received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Jena in 1795. He was appointed to the Bavarian Ministry of Justice in 1805 and prepared a penal code for Bavaria (effective from 1813) that was distinguished by its precise definitions and classifications of crimes. This code, together with the Code Pénal (1810) of Napoleonic France, served as a model for the criminal law of other European ...(100 of 276 words)

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