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Westphal, Ernst Christian (* 1737.01.22 † 1792.11.29)
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Biographical Data
Education
1753 - 1757, Jurisprudence, University of Halle [Daniel Nettelbladt]
Degrees
1757, Doctor of law, University of Halle
Career
1757 - 1761, Docentus, University of Halle, Faculty of Law
1761 - 1761, Extraordinary professor of law, University of Halle, Faculty of Law
1761 - 1791, Ordinary professor of law, University of Halle, Faculty of Law
1791 - 1792, Ordinary professor (primarius) of law, University of Halle, Faculty of Law
1791 - 1792, Praeses, University of Halle, Faculty of Law
Titles, Memberships and Other Relevant Roles
1791, Geheimerat (Privy councillor)
Bibliographical Data
Printed Sources
Books
Atrium iuris universi praesertim civilis praecognoscenda iuris generalia cum institutionum Iustinianearum delineatione adiecta scriptorum optimorum notitia brevibus tabulis ad elementa Heinecciana accomodatis continens (Halle: Kümmel, 1766).
Interpretationes iuris civilis, de libertate et servitutibus praediorum, artis ordine digestae (Leipzig: Weygand, 1773): Digital version
Institutiones iuris naturalis (Leipzig: Weygand, 1776).
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Literature
Landsberg, Ernst: "Westphal, Ernst Christian" in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol.42 (1897), p.197-198 [Online-Version]; URL: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd117574309.html#adbcontent
Online Resources
Portrait: Gleimhaus Halberstadt; Bilddatei: glba-1463; Aufn.-Datum: 2012, URL: http://www.portraitindex.de/documents/obj/34800304
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Mikkel Munthe Jensen, Dominik Recknagel
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