Friedrich Carl von Savigny
German jurist (1779-1861)
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German legal scholar who shaped how law gets studied through history rather than abstract rules. Rector of Berlin University, Prussian minister, and co-founder of the historical school of jurisprudence—basically rewired legal thinking for an era.
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Friedrich Carl von Savigny was a German jurist and legal historian. He served as professor of jurisprudence and was rector of the University of Berlin in 1812–1813. Savigny was also a member of the Prussian State Council and, from 1842 to 1848, Minister of State for Legal Reform. He is regarded, along with Gustav Hugo, as a co-founder of the German historical school of jurisprudence.
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