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Kant and Private International Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2009
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Hamburg may not be known as a city of art, science and culture. It is a port and a place of business and commerce. The cultural treasures of Hamburg do not originate from princely collections. They were bought by the city of Hamburg or were donated by citizens. One of these important testamentary bequests is exhibited in the Hamburger Kunsthalle: the marble bust of Immanuel Kant by Carl Friedrich Hagemann (1773-1806), a pupil of Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850). This bust, which is said to be the most impressive portrait of the philosopher of Königsberg, was commissioned by Jonas Ludwig von HeG (1756-1823), a student of the Albertus University of Königsberg, author of historical and scientific works and admirer of Immanuel Kant. Since that time many authorities and followers of Kant have been domiciled in Hamburg. To one of the present advocates of Kant's legal philosophy – Professor Ernst-JoachimMestmäcker – these lines are dedicated.
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- European Business Organization Law Review (EBOR) , Volume 2 , Issue 3-4 , September 2001 , pp. 767 - 775
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- Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press and the Authors 2001
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