Johann Jakob Bachofen
1815–87
Swiss historian and jurist. Doctorate in law, Basel, 1839. Professor of Roman law, Basel, 1841–4, after which he was a private scholar living on his own means.
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NDB
Bibliography
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
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