Josef Kohler

Josef Kohler (9 March 1849 – 3 August 1919) was a German jurist, author and poet.

He studied at Offenburg and Rastatt gymnasiums and Freiburg and Heidelberg universities.

He became Doctor of Laws (1873) and was appointed judge at Mannheim (1874).

Through his many contributions to the Zeitschrift für vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft and other law journals he aided much in advancing the comparative history of law.

[citation needed] Kohler died in Charlottenburg, aged 70.