Adolf Wach | |
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 Adolf Wach in 1907 | |
| Born | (1843-09-11)11 September 1843 |
| Died | 4 April 1926(1926-04-04) (aged 82) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Mendelssohn |
| Children | 6 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Jurisprudence |
| Institutions | |
Eduard Gustav Ludwig Adolph Wach, known asAdolf Wach[1] (11 September 1843 – 4 April 1926) was a German jurist, a professor inKönigsberg,Rostock,Tübingen,Bonn andLeipzig.
Wach was born inKulm,West Prussia,Kingdom of Prussia (Chełmno, Poland) to Adolph Leopold Wach (1804–1852), the town treasurer of Kulm, and Gustava Wach, née Suchland (?–1870). Wach passed hisAbitur in 1861 at thegymnasium in Kulm and studied law at theUniversities of Berlin,Heidelberg,Königsberg andGöttingen.[1][2]
He received his doctorate in October 1865 and habilitated in Königsberg in 1868. From 1868 to 1869 he worked asPrivatdozent ofreligious andCivil procedure law at the University of Königsberg. In 1869 Wach became an ordinary Professor for Civil procedure andpenal law at theUniversity of Rostock, in 1871 he transferred to theUniversity of Tübingen and in 1872 toBonn. From 1875 to 1920 Wach was ordinary professor for penal law, penal and civil procedure law at theUniversity of Leipzig. Here he was also electedDecan of the juridical faculty in 1878/79, 1885/86, 1890/91, 1894/95, 1900/01, 1908/09 and 1918/19. From 1902 to 1903 he wasRektor of the University of Leipzig.[2]
Wach retired in 1920 and died in Leipzig on 4 April 1926. He was buried next to his wife inGsteig,Switzerland, where he had owned a holiday chalet.[1][3]
Wach was married to Elisabeth (Lili) Mendelssohn (1845–1910), youngest daughter ofFelix Mendelssohn. They had six children,[4] their son Hugo Wach became Professor for architecture and ornamentation at theTechnische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (nowTechnische Universität Berlin).[1] Felix Wach, father ofJoachim Wach, became a jurist and Saxon public official.[4][5] The Wach family preserved the heritage of Felix Mendelssohn in a collection of letters, furniture and objects of art.[3][5]
