Ernst Zitelmann

1893) Later on, he received great public attention by publishing an article on "Die juristische Willenserklärung" ("the juridical declaration of intent", 1878) and a monograph named "Irrtum und Rechtsgeschäft" ("error and act of legal significance", 1879). Because of that, he was nominated as an associate professor at the University of Göttingen in 1879. Some months later he went to the University of Rostock as a full professor. He taught as a professor at the University of Rostock (1879-1881), the University of Halle (1881-1884), and the University of Bonn (1884-1921). At Bonn, he taught classes in German civil law and Roman law. Zitelmann died after an unsuccessful operation in 1923 in Bonn. In Bonn-Gronau, a street has been named after Zitelmann since 1929.

Ernst Zitelmann studied at University of Bonn, Heidelberg University and Leipzig University. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Bonn. Employment is recorded with University of Bonn, University of Göttingen and University of Rostock.

• Begriff und Wesen der juristischen Person, 1873 • Die juristische Willenserklärung, 1878 • Irrtum und Rechtsgeschäft, 1879 • Die Möglichkeit des Weltrechts, 1888 • Verschulden gegen sich selbst, 1900 (lost) • Das Recht des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches, 1900 • Internationales Privatrecht, 2 vols., 1897–1912. He was also the author of a book of prose poetry titled Radierungen und Momentaufnahmen (1903).

• Ebook Das Recht des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches, 1900 (hosted by Max Planck Institute for European History of Law in Frankfurt)