Handelsrechts, designed to be comprised in two volumes, was begun in serial form by the issue of the first Lieferung of 192 pages. Its great importance was immediately recognized as being the first comprehensive scientific exposition of German commercial law. The production of this vast undertaking was, however, a slow process. In sixteen years six parts were issued, completing the first volume of nearly 1,000 pages. Another of Behrend's works worthy of mention is Anevang und Erbengewere, Berlin, 1885. In 1888 he received the appointment of "Reichsgerichtsrath" in Leipzig, a judicial position in the highest court in Germany. The Order of the Red Eagle (second class) was conferred upon Behrend in October 1900. References Meyer, Konversations-Lexikon, 1897 1833 births 1907 deaths Jurists from Berlin People from the Province of Brandenburg 19th-century German Jews Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin Academic staff of the University of Greifswald Humboldt University of Berlin alumni 19th-century German jurists 20th-century German jurists