August Friedrich Wilhelm Forchhammer
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August Friedrich Wilhelm Forchhammer (18 December 1797 – 16 February 1870) was a jurist and historian from the Duchy of Schleswig.
He was born in Husum. He was a brother of Johan Georg Forchhammer
, and through him an uncle of Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer
and granduncle of Henni
and Johannes Georg Forchhammer
.
He studied jurisprudence
in Kiel
, and worked here as an attorney from 1823 to 1848. From 1848 to 1862 he served as Obersachwalter. He wrote books on the constitutional law
of Schleswig (1823) and a two-volume history on Schleswig from the Protestant Reformation
to the year 1712 (1834). He received an honorary degree
in jurisprudence at the University of Kiel
in 1869, but died in February 1870.
He was born in Husum. He was a brother of Johan Georg Forchhammer
Johan Georg Forchhammer
Johan Georg Forchhammer was a Danish mineralogist and geologist.Forchhammer was born at Husum, Schleswig. After studying at the universities of Kiel and Copenhagen from 1815 to 1818, he joined Hans Christian Ørsted and Lauritz Esmarch in their mineralogical exploration of Bornholm, and took a...
, and through him an uncle of Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer
Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer
Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer was a Danish philologist.He was born in Copenhagen as a son of Johan Georg Forchhammer. He was a nephew of August Friedrich Wilhelm Forchhammer. He finished his secondary education in 1843, and completed the cand.philol. degree in 1848. He took the magistratus...
and granduncle of Henni
Henni Forchhammer
Henriette "Henni" Forchhammer was a Danish educator and women's rights activist.She was a daughter of Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer, a sister of physicist and educator Johannes Georg Forchhammer and singer Viggo Forchhammer and aunt of theatre director Bjarne Forchhammer...
and Johannes Georg Forchhammer
Johannes Georg Forchhammer
Johannes Georg Forchhammer was a Danish physicist and educator.He was born in Aalborg as a son of Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer. He was a brother of teacher Henni Forchhammer and singer Viggo Forchhammer and uncle of theatre director Bjarne Forchhammer...
.
He studied jurisprudence
Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists , hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions...
in Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
, and worked here as an attorney from 1823 to 1848. From 1848 to 1862 he served as Obersachwalter. He wrote books on the constitutional law
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
of Schleswig (1823) and a two-volume history on Schleswig from the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
to the year 1712 (1834). He received an honorary degree
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
in jurisprudence at the University of Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
in 1869, but died in February 1870.