Rudolf von Gneist

Rudolf von Gneist
Personal details
Born(1816-08-13)13 August 1816
Berlin, Prussia
Died22 July 1895(1895-07-22) (aged 78)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupationjurist, political scientist, politician

Heinrich Rudolf Hermann Friedrich von Gneist (13 August 1816 – 22 July 1895) was a German jurist and politician.[1] Born in Berlin, he was the son of a judge attached to the city's Kammergericht (Court of Appeal).[2][3] Gneist had a significant influence on his student Max Weber[4] and also contributed to Japan's first constitution through his communication with Itō Hirobumi.

  1. ^ Hahn, Erich (1977). "Rudolf Gneist and the Prussian Rechtsstaat: 1862-78". The Journal of Modern History. 49 (4): D1361–D1381. ISSN 0022-2801.
  2. ^ Bornhak, Conrad (1896). "Rudolf von Gneist". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 7: 81–97. ISSN 0002-7162.
  3. ^ Ashworth 1911, p. 150.
  4. ^ Jacob Peter Mayer (1998). Max Weber and German Politics. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415174558.