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Paul, knight von Feuerbach

German jurist
Also known as: Paul Johann Anselm, Ritter von Feuerbach
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Paul, knight von Feuerbach (born Nov. 14, 1775, Hainichen, near Jena, Thuringia [now in Germany]—died May 29, 1833, Frankfurt am Main) was a jurist noted for his reform of criminal law in Germany. Feuerbach received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Jena in 1795. He was appointed to the Bavarian Ministry of Justice in 1805 and prepared a penal code for Bavaria (effective from 1813) that was distinguished by its precise definitions and...

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