BENEDIKT CARPZOV was born in Brandenburg on Oct. 22, 1565, and after studying at Frankfurt and Wittenberg, and visiting other German universities, was made doctor of laws at Witten berg in 1590. He was admitted to the faculty of law in 1592, appointed professor of institutions in 1599, and promoted to the chair Digesti infortiati et novi in 1601. In 16o2 he was sum moned by Sophia, widow of the elector Christian I. of Saxony, to her court at Colditz, as chancellor, and was at the same time appointed councillor of the court of appeal at Dresden. After the death of the electress in 1623 he returned to Wittenberg, and died there on Nov. 26, 1624, leaving five sons. He published a collection of writings entitled Disputationes juridicae.