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Walter Neye

1901 – 1989

German civil law notary

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About Walter Neye

Lived 1901 – 1989 (aged 88). Walter Neye was a German notary, university teacher, lawyer, jurist and rector (academia).

Walther Neye (24 July 1901 – 12 August 1989) was a German lawyer. Between 1952 and 1957 he was the rector of Berlin's Humboldt University.

Life

Early years Walther Eduard Hermann Neye was born, the youngest of three children, at the start of the twentieth century in Arnsberg, a prosperous mid-sized town in central western Germany. His father was a company secretary. Neye successfully completed his school leaving exams in Potsdam in 1919. After that, during the confused year of political and social turbulence that for Germany followed national defeat in the First World War, he briefly joined the "Upper Silesian Border Force" , a freelance quasi-military body set up by the Council of the People's Deputies (interim government) to guard Germany's south-eastern border with the newly re-created Polish state in a region where many districts were of mixed ethnicity and national identity.

In autumn 1919 he returned to Berlin and started a period of legal study at the Frederick William University (as the Humboldt was then known), graduating successfully in 1923. In 1924, he received his doctorate from Breslau University,

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Notary, university teacher, lawyer, jurist, Rector (academia)
Employers
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Awards
Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
Also known as
Walther Neye

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Walter Neye?

German civil law notary (1901–1989)

When was Walter Neye born?

Walter Neye was born on 24 July 1901 in Arnsberg.

When did Walter Neye die?

Walter Neye died on 12 August 1989 in Berlin.

What was Walter Neye's occupation?

Walter Neye was a notary, university teacher, lawyer, jurist and rector (academia).

What nationality was Walter Neye?

Walter Neye was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Walter Neye

· Wikidata: Q2547357

· DBpedia: Walther Neye

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