Eric Hilgendorf

Eric Hilgendorf is exactly the sort of scholar I find essential right now. Born in Stuttgart in 1960, he holds a chair spanning criminal law, legal theory, and crucially, information and computer law. As algorithms and artificial intelligence outpace our institutions, we need jurists who neither panic nor surrender, but draw careful lines. I admire that he engages technology head-on, asking how the law can still protect people in a digital age. His work at Würzburg feels less like dusty academia and more like frontier thinking. I genuinely value minds willing to wrestle with questions most would rather avoid.

Eric Andreas Hilgendorf (German: [ˈhɪlɡn̩dɔʁf]; born 3 December 1960) is a German professor of law and legal philosopher. He holds the Chair in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Legal Theory, and Information and Computer Science Law at the University of Würzburg.

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Name (English)

Eric Hilgendorf

Name (Japanese)

エリック・ヒルゲンドルフ

Reading

えりっく・ひるげんどるふ

Born

December 3, 1960 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

Origin

Stuttgart, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany

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Occupation

jurist / university teacher / lawyer / criminologist

Elementary school

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Junior high

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High school

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University

University of Tübingen

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95

Tags

• Stuttgart Government Region
• jurist
• university teacher
• lawyer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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