Friedrich carl von savigny biography of mahatma
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Friedrich Carl von Savigny
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Friedrich Carl von Savigny (February 21, in Frankfurt am Main - 25 October in Berlin) was one of the most respected and influential 19th-century jurists.
Early life and education
He was born at Frankfurt, of a family recorded in the history of Lorraine, deriving its name from the castle of Savigny near Charmes in the valley of the Moselle.
Left an orphan at the age of 13, Savigny was brought up by a guardian until, in , he entered the University of Marburg, where, though in poor health, he studied under Professors Anton Bauer and Philipp Friedrich Weiss, the former one of the most conspicuous pioneers in the reform of the German criminal law, the latter distinguished for his knowledge of medieval jurisprudence.
After the fashion of German students, Savigny visited several universities, notably Jena, Leipzig and Halle; and returning to Marburg, took his doctor's degree in At Marburg he lectured as Privatdozen