Friedrich Karl von Savigny
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Friedrich Karl von Savigny was a prominent 19th-century German jurist and legal scholar, best known as a founder of the historical school of law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Friedrich Karl von Savigny canonical | 2 |
| von Savigny | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3804181 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Friedrich Karl von Savigny Context triple: [Neuruppin, isBirthplaceOf, Friedrich Karl von Savigny]
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A.
Rudolf von Jhering
Rudolf von Jhering was a 19th-century German jurist and legal theorist known for his influential work on the social purpose of law and the development of sociological jurisprudence.
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B.
Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
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C.
Friedrich Albert Lange
Friedrich Albert Lange was a 19th-century German philosopher and neo-Kantian thinker best known for his influential work "History of Materialism" and his critical analysis of scientific materialism and epistemology.
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D.
Friedrich Jellinek
Friedrich Jellinek was a member of the Jellinek family associated with the early history of the Mercedes automobile brand, being the brother of Mercedes namesake Mercedes Jellinek.
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E.
Eugen Ehrlich
Eugen Ehrlich was an Austrian legal scholar and sociologist of law known for pioneering the concept of "living law" and influencing the development of legal realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Friedrich Karl von Savigny Target entity description: Friedrich Karl von Savigny was a prominent 19th-century German jurist and legal scholar, best known as a founder of the historical school of law.
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A.
Rudolf von Jhering
Rudolf von Jhering was a 19th-century German jurist and legal theorist known for his influential work on the social purpose of law and the development of sociological jurisprudence.
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B.
Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Droysen was a 19th-century German historian and philosopher of history, known for pioneering historicism and developing influential theories on historical interpretation and methodology.
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C.
Friedrich Albert Lange
Friedrich Albert Lange was a 19th-century German philosopher and neo-Kantian thinker best known for his influential work "History of Materialism" and his critical analysis of scientific materialism and epistemology.
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D.
Friedrich Jellinek
Friedrich Jellinek was a member of the Jellinek family associated with the early history of the Mercedes automobile brand, being the brother of Mercedes namesake Mercedes Jellinek.
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E.
Eugen Ehrlich
Eugen Ehrlich was an Austrian legal scholar and sociologist of law known for pioneering the concept of "living law" and influencing the development of legal realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ jurist ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1779-02-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1861-10-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
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University of Jena NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Berlin
NERFINISHED
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University of Landshut NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName |
Friedrich Karl von Savigny
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
von Savigny
|
| fieldOfWork |
Roman law
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jurisprudence ⓘ legal history ⓘ |
| givenName |
Friedrich
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Karl ⓘ |
| influenced |
German legal science
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Savigny school of historical jurisprudence ⓘ
surface form:
Pandectist school
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| influencedBy |
Roman law
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surface form:
Roman law tradition
natural law debates of the 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| movement | historical school of law ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
law as an expression of the Volksgeist
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opposition to codification of civil law in his time ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Das Recht des Besitzes
ⓘ
System des heutigen römischen Rechts ⓘ Vom Beruf unserer Zeit für Gesetzgebung und Rechtswissenschaft ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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legal historian ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Prussian Minister of Justice
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professor of law at the University of Berlin ⓘ professor of law at the University of Landshut ⓘ professor of law at the University of Marburg ⓘ |
| relative |
Bettina von Arnim
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Clemens Brentano ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Kunigunde Brentano ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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Landshut ⓘ Marburg ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
von Savigny