Aemilius Ludwig Richter

Aemilius Ludwig Richter (1808-1864) was a German jurist.

Biography

He was born at Stolpen, Saxony, and educated at Leipzig. His Corpus Juris Canonici (1833-39) led to his being appointed professor of law in Leipzig, and he held subsequently similar positions at the universities of Marburg and Berlin. He also served as councilor-in-chief of the consistory and Privy Councilor of the Government.

Richter is considered the founder of a new school of Church law—the so-called “Berliner Kanonisten-Schule.”

Works

• Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Quellen des canonischen Rechts (“Contributions to the knowledge about sources for canon law,” 1834)
• Canones et Decreta Concilio Tridentini (1853)
• Lehrbuch des katholischen und evangelischen Kirchenrechts (“Textbook of Catholic and Evangelical Church law,” 1842-86) Considered a most important contribution to Church law literature.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Richter, Aemilius Ludwig". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.