Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt

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Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt. / Astorri, Paolo; Jensen, Søren Frank.

In: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung, Vol. 108, No. 1, 2022, p. 204-242.

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Astorri, P & Jensen, SF 2022, 'Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt', Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 204-242. https://doi.org/10.1515/zrgk-2022-0005

APA

Astorri, P., & Jensen, S. F. (2022). Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung, 108(1), 204-242. https://doi.org/10.1515/zrgk-2022-0005

Vancouver

Astorri P, Jensen SF. Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung. 2022;108(1):204-242. https://doi.org/10.1515/zrgk-2022-0005

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Astorri, Paolo ; Jensen, Søren Frank. / Heinrich Hahn (1605–1668). A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt. In: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung. 2022 ; Vol. 108, No. 1. pp. 204-242.

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