The New International Encyclopædia/Falck, Niels Nikolaus

FALCK, fälk, Niels Nikolaus (1784-1850). A German jurist. He was born at Emmerlef, Schleswig, and was educated at Kiel. In 1814 he became professor of law at Kiel, and in 1838 he was appointed president of the Schleswig-Holstein Assembly of the States, but lost the support of the Liberals by his vacillating policy. He published a Juristische Encyklopädie (5th ed. 1851), and was a prolific author in the history and jurisprudence of Schleswig-Holstein. His works include: Handbuch des schleswig-holsteinischen Privatrechts (1825-48); and Sammlungen zur nähern Kunde des Vaterlandes (1819-25). He also edited the Staatsbürgerliches Magazin (10 vols., 1821-31; continued as Neues Staatsbürgerliches Magazin, 10 vols., 1833-41).