ANDREW

See also:

• ANDREW AAGESEN (1826-1879)

AAGESEN (1826-1879)  , Danish jurist, was educated for the law at Kristianshavn and Copenhagen, and interrupted his studies in 1848 to take part_ in the first Schleswig war, in which he served as the leader of a reserve battalion . In 1855 he became professor of jurisprudence at the university of Copenhagen . In 187o he was appointed a member of the commission for drawing up a maritime and commercial code, and the navigation law of 1882 is mainly his work . In 1879 he was elected a member of the Landsthing; but it is as a teacher at the university that he won his reputation . Among his numerous juridical works may be mentioned: Bidrag til Laeren om Overdragelse of Ejendomsret, Bemaerkinger om Rettigheder over Ting (Copenhagen, 1866, 1871–1872); Fortegnelse over Retssamlinger, Retslitteratur i Danmark, Norge, Sverige (Copenhagen, 1876) . Aagesen was Hall's successor as lecturer on Roman law at the university, and in this department his researches were epoch-making . All his pupils were profoundly impressed by his exhaustive examination of the sources, his energetic demonstration of his subject and his stringent search after truth . His noble, imposing, and yet most . amiable personality won for him, moreover, universal affection and respect . See C . F . Bricka, Dansk . Biog .

Lex. vol. i . (Copenhagen, 1887); Samlade Skrifter, edited by F . C . Bornemann (Copenhagen, 1863) . (R . N .