Name Niels Falck | Education University of Kiel | |
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Niels Nikolaus Falck (25 November 1784 – 11 May 1850) was a Danish jurist and historian.
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Biography
He was born at Emmerlef, Schleswig, and was educated at the University of Kiel. In 1814, he became professor of law at Kiel, and in 1838 he was appointed president of the Schleswig-Holstein Assembly of the States.
Literary work
He published a Juristische Encyklopädie (“Encyclopedia of jurisprudence,” 5th ed. 1851), and was a prolific author in the history and jurisprudence of Schleswig-Holstein. His other works include: Handbuch des schleswig-holsteinischen Privatrechts (“Handbook of civil law in Schleswig-Holstein,” 1825-48); and Sammlungen zur nähern Kunde des Vaterlandes (“Anthology for a better understanding of the fatherland,” 1819-25). He also edited the Staatsbürgerliches Magazin (10 vols., 1821–31; continued as Neues Staatsbürgerliches Magazin, 10 vols., 1833–41).