Robert Wilhelm Ferdinand von Hippel (8 July 1866[1] - 16 June 1951[2]) was a Germanjurist andUniversity lecturer born inKönigsberg.
Robert was the son ofArthur von Hippel (physician) and elder brother ofEugen von Hippel andRichard von Hippel (1869-1918). He marriedEmma Bremer (1871-1925) inStrasbourg during 1894 and was the father of four children, including German-American physicistArthur R. von Hippel. After the death of his first wife, he marriedJohanna von Koenen (1882-1965), the daughter ofAdolf von Koenen, inGöttingen during 1927.[3][4]
After graduating from high school, he devoted himself to studyinglaw at theUniversity of Marburg, and in 1888 he obtained adoctorate in law. He subsequently worked as atraineelawyer before becoming an assistant toFranz von Liszt in 1889. He became aprofessor atUniversity of Kiel in 1891 andUniversity of Strasbourg in 1892, before becoming a professor ofcriminal law atUniversity of Rostock in 1895. He finally became a professor at theUniversity of Göttingen in 1899. In 1914, he was promoted to privy councillor of justice.[4]
