Martin Wolff was a professor of law at the University of Berlin in Germany.
12 Facts About Martin Wolff
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Martin Wolff specialized in private international law, property law, commercial law and comparative law, writing numerous works, including standard works in German and English.
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Martin Wolff, the son of Wilhelm Wolff and Lehna Wolff was born in Berlin on 26 September 1872, into the family of a Jewish businessman and brought up in the Jewish faith.
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Martin Wolff attended the College Francais in Berlin and studied Law in Berlin.
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Martin Wolff did not receive a full professorship until 1914.
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Martin Wolff was regarded as an outstanding lecturer, his lectures always being full to overflowing.
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Martin Wolff was made a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
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Martin Wolff was survived by his wife, the former Marguerite Jolowicz.
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Martin Wolff wrote numerous articles on commercial, company, family, property, and insurance law, as well as on private international law.
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Martin Wolff was criticized for ignoring economic and historical relationships and the connections to public law.
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Dr Martin Wolff is more at home in discussing unsolved problems than in handling English case law.
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For instance, Martin Wolff's book has been cited in decisions of the House of Lords.