Rudolf von Jhering

For zoologist, see Hermann von Ihering.

Rudolf von Jhering
Born
Caspar Rudolph Ritter von Jhering

(1818-08-22)22 August 1818
Aurich, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation
Died17 September 1892(1892-09-17) (aged 74)
Göttingen, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
SpouseIda Christina Frölich
Era19th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Main interests
Philosophy of law
Grave of Rudolf von Jhering in Göttingen, Germany

Caspar Rudolph Ritter von Jhering[1] (German: [ˈjeːrɪŋ]; also Ihering; 22 August 1818 – 17 September 1892) was a German jurist.[2] He is best known for his 1872 book Der Kampf ums Recht (The Struggle for Law), as a legal scholar, and as the founder of a modern sociological and historical school of law. His ideas were important to the subsequent development of the "jurisprudence of interests" in Germany.[3]

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  2. ^ Ashworth, Philip Arthur (1911). "Jhering, Rudolf von" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 413–414.
  3. ^ "Utilitarianism | Definition, Philosophy, Examples, Ethics, Philosophers, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.