!!!Herbst, Eduard

b. Vienna, Dec. 9, 1820, 
d. Vienna, June 25, 1892, studied law; politician. 1847 university 
professor in Lvív (Ukraine) and from 1858 in Prague, from 1861 
member of the Reichsrat and leader of the German liberals; as Minister 
of Justice in the so-called citizens' ministry (1868-1870) was in 
charge of the "May laws 1868". Member of the Reichsrat for many years, 
against the idea of equal rights for the Slavs and against the 
occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

!Works
Handbuch des allg. oe. Strafrechts, 2 vols., 1855; Die 
grundsaetzl. Entscheidungen des obersten Gerichtshofs, 3 vols., 
1853-1860; Einleitung in das oe. Strafprozessrecht, 1860.

!Literature
OeBL; NDB.



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