The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Klüber, Johann Ludwig

KLÜBER, klu'ber, Johann Ludwig, German law professor, author and state official: b. Tann, near Fulda, 10 Nov. 1762; d. Frankfort, 16 Feb. 1837. He became professor of law at the University of Erlangen (1786), privat-referendar, state and cabinet counsel, in Karlsruhe (1804), and professor of law at Heidelberg (1807). During the congress at Vienna (1814-15), by government permission, he resided there and published &lsquo;Akten des Wiener Kongresses in den Jahren 1814 and 1815&rsquo; (8 vols.); an enlarged edition was published 1830 under the title of &lsquo;Quellensammlung zu dem öffentlichen Rechte des Deutschen Bundes.&rsquo; Under von Hardenberg, chancellor of state, he became privy councillor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1817) and, under its auspices he assisted in the congress at Aix-la-Chapelle

(1818), and in political negotiations in Frankfort and Saint Petersburg. In 1822 he published the second edition of his &lsquo;Öffentlichen Rechte des Deutschen Bundes,&rsquo; which brought on political persecution, his resignation and retirement to Frankfort, where he died. Other prominent works are &lsquo;Staatsrecht des Rheinbundes&rsquo; (1808); &lsquo;Die Selbständigkeit des Richteramtes und die Unabhängigkeit seiner Urteile in Rechtsprechen&rsquo; (1832); &lsquo;Pragmatische Geschichte der nationalen und politischen Wiedergeburt Griechenlandes&rsquo; (1835).