Franz Förster

Franz Förster (7 July 1819 in Breslau - 8 August 1878) was a German jurist.

Biography

In 1874, he was appointed director in the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. He assisted in the compilation of the new Prussian Code of Judicial Procedure, and wrote several standard works on Prussian law, which include: Preussisches Grundbuchrecht (1873), and Theorie und Praxis des heutigen gemeinen preussischen Privatrechts (7th ed. 1896-97).

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References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1906). "Franz Förster". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
• Herbert Meyer (1904), "Foerster, Franz", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German) 48, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 661–670