Frederik Vinding Kruse
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Louis Frederik Vinding Kruse (1880–1963) was a Danish
jurist
. From 1914 to 1950 he was a professor
at the school formerly known as Rets- og Statsvidenskabelige Fakultet (Jurisprudence and Political Science Faculty) (today known as the Juridiske Fakultet, or Legal Faculty) of the University of Copenhagen
.
He was one of the most beloved jurists of his time and was awarded the Hans Christian Ørsted Medal in 1933 for his five-volume work Ejendomsretten (Property Law).
In 1940, he was offered a position with the German
government which he refused, although he had sympathy with the goals of the right-wing political current in Europe
.
After World War II
, he was accused of having been a Nazi by rival professor Alf Ross
, but he continued his work as a legal scholar and author.
Vinding Kruse was an adherent to the pure philosophy
of natural law
and was a sharp critic of the idea that courts should consist of an elite group to compel the masses toward a higher moral condition by controlling man's natural evil tendencies. In this respect also Alf Ross came to be a major opponent of Vinding Kruse, and the main focus of Vinding Kruse's sharp criticism was Alf Ross' dissertation, Læren om Retskilderne (1926), which was a major factor in Vinding Kruse's recommendation that Alf Ross not remain part of the Faculty.
Louis Frederik Vinding Kruse was born July 30, 1880 in Thisted the
son of Christoffer Vinding Kruse and Maren Oline Nielsen. He married Dec 20, 1920 in Jerusalem kirke in Copenhagen to Pouline Petersen born February 24, 1884 in Helsingør, who had previously married
Aage Viggo Gertsen Kempel in 1904 but had divorced him.
Frederik and Maren had one son, Anders Vinding Kruse, born May 4, 1921 in Copenhagen. Anders followed his father in the law:
1947 Bachelor of Laws, 1950 Doctor of Laws. 1951 professor at the Aarhus University and 1955-91 at the Copenhagen University. 1968 a guest professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Anders
married a social worker, Tove V.K.Stormlund in 1951 and they had a
daughter Sysette Vinding Kruse in 1954 and a son Søren Vinding Kruse in 1958. Anders died January 15, 1995.
For an in-depth biography
, see Frederik Vinding Kruse (1880–1963): En Juridisk Biografi by Jens Evald (ISBN 87-574-1242-1), published in 2006, Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag (Danish
).
Denmark
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jurist
Jurist
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. From 1914 to 1950 he was a professor
Professor
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at the school formerly known as Rets- og Statsvidenskabelige Fakultet (Jurisprudence and Political Science Faculty) (today known as the Juridiske Fakultet, or Legal Faculty) of the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
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.
He was one of the most beloved jurists of his time and was awarded the Hans Christian Ørsted Medal in 1933 for his five-volume work Ejendomsretten (Property Law).
In 1940, he was offered a position with the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
government which he refused, although he had sympathy with the goals of the right-wing political current in Europe
Europe
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.
After World War II
World War II
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, he was accused of having been a Nazi by rival professor Alf Ross
Alf Ross
Alf Niels Christian Ross was a Danish legal and moral philosopher and scholar of international law. He is best known as one of the leading exponents of Scandinavian Legal Realism....
, but he continued his work as a legal scholar and author.
Vinding Kruse was an adherent to the pure philosophy
Philosophy
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of natural law
Natural law
Natural law, or the law of nature , is any system of law which is purportedly determined by nature, and thus universal. Classically, natural law refers to the use of reason to analyze human nature and deduce binding rules of moral behavior. Natural law is contrasted with the positive law Natural...
and was a sharp critic of the idea that courts should consist of an elite group to compel the masses toward a higher moral condition by controlling man's natural evil tendencies. In this respect also Alf Ross came to be a major opponent of Vinding Kruse, and the main focus of Vinding Kruse's sharp criticism was Alf Ross' dissertation, Læren om Retskilderne (1926), which was a major factor in Vinding Kruse's recommendation that Alf Ross not remain part of the Faculty.
Louis Frederik Vinding Kruse was born July 30, 1880 in Thisted the
son of Christoffer Vinding Kruse and Maren Oline Nielsen. He married Dec 20, 1920 in Jerusalem kirke in Copenhagen to Pouline Petersen born February 24, 1884 in Helsingør, who had previously married
Aage Viggo Gertsen Kempel in 1904 but had divorced him.
Frederik and Maren had one son, Anders Vinding Kruse, born May 4, 1921 in Copenhagen. Anders followed his father in the law:
1947 Bachelor of Laws, 1950 Doctor of Laws. 1951 professor at the Aarhus University and 1955-91 at the Copenhagen University. 1968 a guest professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Anders
married a social worker, Tove V.K.Stormlund in 1951 and they had a
daughter Sysette Vinding Kruse in 1954 and a son Søren Vinding Kruse in 1958. Anders died January 15, 1995.
For an in-depth biography
Biography
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, see Frederik Vinding Kruse (1880–1963): En Juridisk Biografi by Jens Evald (ISBN 87-574-1242-1), published in 2006, Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag (Danish
Danish language
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).