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Friedrich Ave-LallemaGerman criminologist and writer.
Date of Birth: 23.05.1809
Country:  Germany |
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Early Life and Education
Friedrich Christian Benedict Abegg-Lallemant was born into a musical family in Lübeck, Germany. His father was a music teacher, and his brothers, Robert Christian Berthold Abegg-Lallemant and Theodor Abegg-Lallemant, were a renowned physician and music critic, respectively. Abegg-Lallemant received his early education at the Lübeck Gymnasium, where he also studied music under his father's tutelage. He then went on to study law at the University of Jena, graduating in 1834.
Legal Career and Marriage
After graduating from law school, Abegg-Lallemant worked as a lawyer in Lübeck for seven years. On September 20, 1842, he married Ida Wilhelmine Blüher, with whom he had five daughters and two sons. In 1843, he became a prosecutor for the Supreme Court of Lübeck.
Role in Criminalistics
In 1851, following a reorganization of the Lübeck police department, Abegg-Lallemant was appointed as its actuary. He continued to run his own practice until 1852. Abegg-Lallemant made significant contributions to the development of criminalistics. In 1858, he published his seminal work, "Das deutsche Gaunertum," which examined the evolution of the criminal class and included a dictionary of thieves' jargon.
Personal Life and Retirement
In 1864, Abegg-Lallemant's wife died. However, he remarried on November 8, 1866, to Johanna Elise Dittmer. He retired from his position as actuary in 1868 at the age of 59. In 1882, he moved to Berlin, where he lived until his death at the age of 83 on July 20, 1892.
