Background
His father was Joseph Litten, the president of the Jewish community in Königsberg from 1899–1906 but he converted to Lutheranism in order to further his career as a law professor
legal historian university professor
His father was Joseph Litten, the president of the Jewish community in Königsberg from 1899–1906 but he converted to Lutheranism in order to further his career as a law professor
He taught at Königsberg"s law school as professor of Roman and civil law, he was briefly dean of Königsberg"s law school, later becoming acting rector of that institution. He was also an adviser to the Prussian government.