# Otto Depenheuer

> Otto Depenheuer is a German legal scholar and organist. He is a professor of constitutional law, public law, and philosophy of law at the University of Cologne, and is also known for his work as a concert organist. Depenheuer gained national attention in 2007 when German Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble publicly recommended his book Selbstbehauptung des Rechtsstaates, sparking public debate over his interpretations of state power, terrorism, and the legacy of Carl Schmitt.

*German legal academic*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1953-07-22
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Otto Depenheuer is a German legal scholar and organist. He is a professor of constitutional law, public law, and philosophy of law at the University of Cologne, and is also known for his work as a concert organist. Depenheuer gained national attention in 2007 when German Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble publicly recommended his book Selbstbehauptung des Rechtsstaates, sparking public debate over his interpretations of state power, terrorism, and the legacy of Carl Schmitt.

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