1845 he became a member of the consultative Prussian Council of State (Preußischer Staatsrat) and the Prussian Legislative Commission (Gesetzgebungskommission). Puchta died suddenly in Berlin on 8 January 1846 due to Miserere. Legal thinking His chief merit as a jurist lay in breaking with past unscientific methods in the teaching of Roman law and in making its spirit intelligible to students. Among his writings must be especially mentioned Lehrbuch der Pandekten (Leipzig, 1838, and many later editions), in which he elucidated the dogmatic essence of Roman law in a manner never before attempted; and the Kursus der Institutionen (Leipzig, 1841–1847, and later editions), which gives a clear picture of the organic development of law among the Romans. Among his other writings are Das Gewohnheitsrecht (Erlangen, 1828–1837) and Einleitung in das Recht der Kirche (Leipzig, 1840). Kleine civilistische Schriften (1851), edited by Adolph August Friedrich Rudorff, is a collection of essays on various branches of Roman law, and the preface contains a sympathetic biographical sketch of the jurist. Published works Published posthumously. Published posthumously. Published posthumously. Bibliography . References 1798 births 1846 deaths People from Fürth (district) Jurists from Bavaria University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni Academic staff of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Academic staff of the University of Marburg Academic staff of Leipzig University Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin