Valtazar Bogišić
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Valtazar Bogišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Валтазар Богишић; 20 December 1834 – 24 April 1908), also known as Baltazar and Baldo Bogišić,[1] was a Serb jurist from Dubrovnik[1][2] and a pioneer in sociology.
Valtazar Bogišić | |
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2nd Minister of Justice of Principality of Montenegro | |
In office 1893 – 25 November 1899 | |
Monarch | Nicholas I |
Prime Minister | Božo Petrović-Njegoš |
Preceded by | Božo Petrović-Njegoš |
Succeeded by | Lujo Vojinović |
Personal details | |
Born | (1834-12-20)20 December 1834 Cavtat, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austrian Empire |
Died | 24 April 1908(1908-04-24) (aged 73) Fiume, Austria-Hungary |
Occupation | jurist, sociologist |
In the domain of private law his most notable research was on family structure and the unique Montenegrin civil code of 1888. He is considered to be a pioneer in the sociology of law and sociological jurisprudence. He was also a follower of the German Historical School of law, and may be considered a transitional figure between the Historical School and sociological approaches to law.[3] In 1902 Bogišić was elected president of the International Institute of Sociology in Paris.