About Werner Flume
Werner Flume was a German jurist and professor of Roman law, private law, tax law and a legal historian. He has significantly influenced the modern development of German private law and has been called a "lawyer of the century" for his contributions. In 1930 Flume passed the First State Examination in Law before the Higher Regional Court of Cologne and in July 1931 he wrote his doctoral thesis titled "Studien zur Akzessorietät der römischen Bürgschaftsstipulationen". During his studies in Bonn, Fritz Schulz – a Roman law scholar – became the academic teacher of Flume.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.