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March 13, 1867. Educated at the gymnasium and the university at Rostock. In 1827 he received the degree of doctor of medicine from the latti-r institution, and the same year he established himself as a lock,

He

physician in Rostock.

followed the profession

in that city for forty years, until his death, up a large practise.

and

built

Of Behrend's works the following are the most " Ueber die Anwendung des Brecliimportant mittels gegen die Cholera," Schwerin, 1831 (interesting for its information on the treatment of

cholera at that time)

"

Febris Intermittens Stationaria," Wismar, 1853. Some of his essays treating on homeopathy, neuralgia facialis, fever, etc., were published in " Hufeland's Journal," vols. lxx. xciii. "Hennemann's Beitrage," vol. i. " Mecklenburger Medizinisches Conversationsblatt, " vol. i. et seq. Behrend was deeply interested in the political position of his coreligionists in Mecklenburg, and embodied his opinions in his work, 'Eine Schrift fiber die Juden in Mecklenburg und Ihre Blirgerliche Gleichstellung," 1843.



Bibliography



Pagel, Biographisehes Lexikon,

Biographisch.es Lexikon,

s.v.;

Hirsch,

s.v.

P. T. H.

8.

BEHKEND, JACOB FBJEDRICH: jurist;

born at Berlin Sept.

13, 1833;

German

which are in existence under this name, and are traced by him to a Prussian origin of about the period from 1386 to 1402, and dealing with the in the

The next product

same direction was

"

of his indus-

Ein Stendaler Ur-

dem

14ten Jahrhundert," Berlin, This consists of thirty -one decisions of the 1868. "Magdeburger Schoff enstuhl, " published for the first time from a manuscript in the Royal Library, Berlin. Each decision is furnished with an exhaustIt was received by juridical ive commentary. theilsbuch aus

scholars as a perfect model of such work. Behrend became associate professor of jurisprudence at Berlin University in 1870. In the following year he assumed the editorial management of

the "Zeitscbrift fur die Deutsche Gesetzgebung und fur Einheitliches Deutsches Recht." In 1873 Felix Dahn was associated with him in this magazine, the " Zeitscbrift title of which was changed in 1875 to fur Gesetzgebung und Rechtspflege in Preussen."

by him, "Zum Prozess der Lex Salica," appeared in the "Festgaben fur A. W. Heffter," Berand in the same year lie issued his masterly lin, 1873 contribution to the literature of the law of stock corporations, "Ein Gutachten liber die Aktiengesell-

A treatise

in the "Schriften des Vereins fur Social-Politik, Leipsic, 1873. That year was memorable, too, for his having received a professor call from the University of Greifswald as

schaften,"

which was published "

which he accepted. His next important production, and probably his

of jurisprudence,

editing critically the manuscripts of this code of laws of the early Franks is attested by the fact that a revised and enlarged edition was issued twentythree years later; viz., at Weimar in 1897. In the year 1880 the publication of Behrend's

"Lehrbuch des Handelsrechts," designed

to be

com-

prised in two volumes, was begun in serial form by the issue of the first " Lieferung " of 192 pages. Its great importance was immediately recognized as being the first comprehensive scientific exposition of German commercial law. The production of this vast undertaking was, however, a slow process. In sixteen years six parts were issued, completing the Another of first volume of nearly 1,000 pages. Behrend's works worthy of mention is "Anevang und Erbengewere," Berlin, 1885. In 1888 he received the appointment of " Reichsgerichtsrath " in Leipsic, a judicial position in the highest court in Germany. The Order of the second class of the

Red Eagle was conferred upon Behrend Bibliography

finished his

research was the "Magdeburger Fragen," edited by him, and published in Berlin, 1865. This 300-page treatise is a critical treatment of the manuscripts

"Schoiien-Recht."

most substantial contribution of permanent value, to is the " Lex Salica, Nebst den Oapitularien zur Lex Salica, Bearbeitet von Alf. Boretius," xxiii. 164, Berlin, 1874. The scholarly and exhaustive manner in which Behrend proposed the task of

legal literature

in Oct.,

1900.

He bestudies in his native city at the university. came " Gerichtsassessor " in 1859; but, deciding upon a scholastic career, he became privat-docent at The first-fruit of his the Berlin University in 1864.

trj-

Behrend Behrends

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Meyer, Konversatinns-Lexilwn, 1897.

M. Co.

s.

BEHRENDS, LEFFMANN (LIEPMANN COHEN) Financial agent of the dukes and princes

born about 1630 died at Hanover Jan. His honorable position is lauded by Mannasseh b. Israel in his " Hope of Israel." Behrends frequently used his influence in favor of his, coreHis father, Issachar Barmann by name ligionists. of

Hanover

1,

1714.





(died Aug. 23, 1675), was the son of the Talmudic scholar Isaac Cohen of Borkum; and the name " Behrends " was adopted by Liepmann in honor of

His first wife, Jente (died 1695), was a daughter of Joseph Hameln, president of the congregation his second, Feile (died 1727), a daughter Liepmann had the folof Judah Selkele Dilmann. lowing children by his first marriage: Naphtali Hirz (died 1709), who became president of the congregation; Moses Jacob (died 1697), praised as a Talmudic scholar and philanthropist Gumpert and Isaac, who, in 1721, were accused of an attempt at fraudulent bankruptcy, in consequence of which they were compelled to leave Hanover (1726). Behrend's daughter Genendel became the wife of the She chief rabbi of Prague, David Oppenheimer. died at Hanover June 13, 1712. Behrend's services as president of the congregation, in his endeavors to preserve the congregational cemetery, and to secure a special rabbinate and other privileges for Hanover, were valuable in the extreme. In 1683 Duke Rudolph August appointed him chief his father.





supervisor of the bleacheries of his community in the Harz. He stood in close relation to a number of princes, assisted Talmudic scholars, and estabThe lished a " bet ha-midrash " in his own house. library of his son-in-law David Oppenheimer, which he had himself enlarged, and which his son-in-law, owing to the censorship and other reasons, did not

wish to keep at Prague, was removed by Behrends