Johann Ernst Otto Stobbe (June 28, 1831 – May 19, 1887) was a German
historian and law professor born in
Königsberg.
He studied history,
philology and
jurisprudence at the
University of Königsberg, earning his law degree in 1853. He continued his education in
Leipsic and
Göttingen, and in 1856 received his habilitation. Soon afterwards he became a professor of
German law at Königsberg, later holding similar positions at the Universities of
Breslau (from 1859) and
Leipzig (from 1872).
Written works
Stobbe was the author of several works in the fields of
German law and
legal history. In addition he is remembered for a scholarly work on Jews in Germany during the
Middle Ages called Die Juden in Deutschland während des Mittelalters (1866). The following are a few of his better known publications:
Zur Geschichte des deutschen Vertragsrechts (The history of German
contract law, 1855)
Geschichte der deutschen Rechtsquellen (History of German legal sources, 1860–64; two volumes)
Beiträge zur Geschichte des deutschen Rechts (Contributions to the history of German justice, 1865)
Die Juden in Deutschland während des Mittelalters in politischer, socialer und rechtlicher Beziehung (Jews in Germany during the
Middle Ages in political, social and legal respects, 1866)
Hermann Conring, der Begründer der deutschen Rechtsgeschichte (
Hermann Conring, the founder of German legal history, 1870)
Handbuch des deutschen Privatrechts (Textbook of German law, 1871; five volumes).