Wilhelm Endemann

Wilhelm Endemann (24 April 1825, in Marburg – 13 June 1899, in Cassel) was a German jurist.

The parents of Endemanns were the jurist Konrad Endemann and his wife Charlotte Wilhelmine née Grau. A brother was Friedrich Carl Endemann, Vice-mayor of Kassel and member of Reichstag. In 1856 he married Katinka Pult in Fulda. One son was Friedrich Endemann (1857-1936).

He was educated at the universities of Marburg and Heidelberg, became a professor of law at the University of Jena in 1862, then later assumed the same position at the University of Bonn in 1875. From 1871 to 1873 he was a member of the Reichstag. He became one of the greatest authorities on the commercial law of Germany.

His works on jurisprudence include:

• Der Entwurf eines deutschen Handelsgesetzbuchs (1858).
• Das deutsche Handelsrecht (German commercial law, 4th edition 1887).
• Die Entwicklung des Beweisverfahrens im deutschen Civilprozess (1895).