Shigeto Hozumi

Civil law scholar. Born in Tokyo. Son of Chin Shige. Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Tokyo Imperial University in 1908 (Meiji 41). Became a lecturer there the same year, and an assistant professor there in 1910. In 1919 (Taisho 1), he studied in Germany, France, and the UK to study civil law and jurisprudence. Returning to Japan in 1924, he became a professor in the same year, and taught civil law and jurisprudence courses. He has written many books and papers, but he has made many achievements in the area of ​​civil law's personal status law, which had a great influence on the study of personal status law in the future. After retiring in 1943 (Showa 18), he became a member of the House of Peers in 1944, and a Supreme Court judge in 1949 (Showa 24). His many books include "Civil Law Reader" (1927), "Family Law" (1930), "Divorce Letters and Divorce Temples" (1942), "Inheritance Law" (1946-1947), and "New Civil Law Reader" (1948).

[Takahisa Awaji]

"Nakagawa Zennosuke Revised Edition of "Easy General Theory of Law" (1963, Yuhikaku)" ▽ "New Translation of "The Analects" (Kodansha Academic Library)"

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民法学者。東京生まれ。陳重(のぶしげ)の子。1908年（明治41）東京帝国大学法科大学卒業。同年同大学講師、10年同助教授。12年（大正1）民法および法理学研究のためドイツ、フランスおよびイギリスに留学。16年帰国、同年教授となり、民法講座および法理学講座を担当。数多くの著書・論文があるが、とくに民法の身分法の領域に多くの業績を残し、後の身分法学に多くの影響を与えた。43年（昭和18）定年退職後、44年貴族院議員となり、49年（昭和24）には最高裁判所判事となる。著書は『民法読本』（1927）、『親族法』（1930）、『離縁状と縁切寺』（1942）、『相続法』（1946～47）、『新民法読本』（1948）など多数。

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『中川善之助補訂『やさしい法学通論』（1963・有斐閣）』▽『『新訳論語』（講談社学術文庫）』

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