Jacob Friedrich Behrend

Jacob Friedrich Behrend (* September 13, 1833 in Berlin, † January 9, 1907; Jakob Friedrich Behrend, Behrend Jacob, Jacob Behrend ) was a German jurist and author of several legal standard works.

Life

Behrend studied in Berlin law. In 1859, he was a junior barrister. However, since he was more interested in an academic career, he habilitated in 1864 and was a lecturer at the University of Berlin.

Even his first publications made ​​him known among his colleagues. In "Magdeburg questions " (1865 ) is Behrend is a critical look at the manuscripts of the same name, which has its origins in the period 1386-1402 and to deal with the aldermen law. In 1868 he released his second album, " A judgment Stendaler book from the 14th century." It contains 31 never before published and Behrend exhaustive annotated decisions of the Magdeburg Aldermen chair. In legal scholarly circles this work was received as an exemplary model for this kind of work.

1870 Behrend associate professor in Berlin. In the next few years he was editor of the " Journal of the German legislation, and for Unified German Law " ( since 1875 " Journal of law and administration of justice in Prussia "). Was one of the employees temporarily (1873 ) Felix Dahn. During this time, significant contributions Behrends also appeared in other publications, in 1873 his treatise " An opinion on Joint Stock Companies" in Leipzig. In the same year Behrend followed a call to the University of Greifswald as professor of jurisprudence.

1874 was published in Berlin might be the most significant contribution to legal literature: " Salic Law, capitularies In addition to the Salic Law, Edited by Alf. Boretius ". Behrend to dedicate preparing the critical issue of this collection of laws of the early Franks with all scientific thoroughness, and so it came to Weimar in 1897 in a revised and expanded edition.

1880 Behrend began to publish the designed two-volume "Textbook of commercial law ", first with an initial supply of 192 pages. As there was no work, which encompassed the entire German commercial law, it was a tedious project. Only the first volume covered almost 1,000 pages and was published in the course of 16 years in six parts.

1888 Behrend was appointed Reichsgerichtsrat to the then Supreme Court of the German Reich in Leipzig. This is remarkable, because the Jewish citizens of the climb was denied in higher offices of state in the German Empire. So he remained long a particular case at the imperial court. With the retirement of the Red Eagle Order in 1900 he was awarded Second Class with oak leaves.