Born 12.7.1822 Cassel
Died 22.9.1895 Zurich
ref., 1854 of Oberstrass, 1875 in Zurich.
Son of Friedrich Hessisch privy councillor and Marianne born von Sponsel.
Brother of Adolf.
Married
1) Marie Arthaber, from Vienna,
2) Elise Fasi, of Zurich,
3) Helen Ihle, from Frankfurt.
Barrister. Schools in Kassel
1841-45 Studies in Marburg, Vienna and Berlin,
1847 Dr. iur., PD, Marburg.
His advocacy of a Prussian Empire forced him to depart. 1851 ao.
1864-95 Full Professor of Roman law, trade and foreign law at the Univ. Zurich (1884-86 President), from 1875 also a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic.
Fick tried to apply Darwin's theory of the legal theory.
He was a sought-after expert who edited Railway Decrees and with Walter Munzinger the Obligations.
Literature
H. Fick, Henry F., 2 vols, 1897-1908
F. Fick, Pro Patre, 1923
Author: Bruno Schmid
Source: Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz