About Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker
Lived 1926 – 2024 (aged 97). Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker was a German jurist, university teacher and lawyer.
Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker (25 September 1926 – 22 April 2024) was a German lawyer. He was professor of private law at Georgetown University, Saarland University, University of Münster, Bielefeld University, University of Hamburg, and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. From 1984 to 1990 he was director of the German Max Planck Society. He was on the editorial board of the academic journal ORDO and member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was a member of the Mont Pelerin Society. Mestmäcker died on 21 April 2024, at the age of 97.
Awards Mestmäcker was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit, First Class, in 1981 as well as the order Pour le Mérite for accomplishments in the arts and sciences in 1997.
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Who was Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker?
German lawyer (1926–2024)
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Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker was born on 25 September 1926 in Hamelin.
When did Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker die?
Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker died on 22 April 2024 in Hamburg.
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Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker was a jurist, university teacher and lawyer.
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Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker was German.
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