Friedrich Carl von Savigny
German noble
Born on: February 21, 1779Died on: October 25, 1861
Aged: 82 years 246 days (992 months)
Birth Sign: Pisces
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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