Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup-Rosenvinge

Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup-Rosenvinge (10 May 1792 – 4 August 1850) was a Danish jurist and a leading historian of Danish law. He taught at the University of Copenhagen, of which he was the rector in 1833–34.

Portrait of Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup-Rosenvinge

He is known for his Grundrids af den danske Lovhistorie (1822–23), the first systematic history of Danish law, and for his collections of sources about the same. Kolderup-Rosenvinge also wrote textbooks on police law, international law and church law.

References

edit
  • Tamm, Ditlev (2001). "Kolderup-Rosenvinge, Janus Lauritz Andreas". In Michael Stolleis (ed.). Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon; von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert (in German) (2nd ed.). München: Beck. pp. 363–364. ISBN 3-406-45957-9.