| Associations and Law: The Classical and Early Christian Stages George Heiman has translated the discussion of classical and early Christian laws of association from the major works by Grotto Gierke, Das deutsche Genossenschaftsrecht , bringing into English the eminent German jurist's historical analysis of the law. Gierke Otto : Otto Gierke (1841-1921) was a German lawyer, legal philosopher, and historian. He was a professor at Breslau (1871-84), Heidelberg (1884-87), and Berlin (1887-1921). George Heiman was formerly a member of the Department of Political Economy at the University of Toronto. George Heiman was formerly a member of the Department of Political Economy at the University of Toronto. Otto Gierke (1841-1921) was a German lawyer, legal philosopher, and historian. He was a professor at Breslau (1871-84), Heidelberg (1884-87), and Berlin (1887-1921). |