Friedrich Ludwig von Keller

Friedrich Ludwig von Keller (born Zürich, 17 October 1799; died Berlin, 11 September 1860) was a Swiss-German jurist.

Biography

He was educated at Berlin and Göttingen, where he was a pupil of Savigny. In 1825, he returned to Zürich where he was appointed professor of civil law in the university. He was a leader of the Liberal Radical party and in 1831 became head of the Swiss justiciary. In 1843-47 he was professor in the University of Halle. He then moved to Berlin, where he became professor at the university. He became a conservative member of the Prussian House of Representatives, and because of his services to the monarchical party was ennobled.

Works

• Ueber Litiskontestation und Urteil (Zürich 1827)
• Der römische Zivilprozess und die Aktionen (Leipzig 1852; 6th ed., 1883)

His Vorlesungen über die Pandekten was edited by Friedberg (1861), and by Lewis (1867).

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References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Keller, Friedrich Ludwig von". Encyclopedia Americana.
•  Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Keller, Friedrich Ludwig von". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.