Dutch jurist and scholar
Hendrik Jacob Hamaker (16 September 1844 in Hilversum – 2 March 1911 in Utrecht) was a Dutch jurist and scholar.
After studies at Leiden University, he practiced law there. Beginning in 1877, he taught civil law at the University of Utrecht, and after 1895 co-edited a leading journal of civil law, "Weekblad voor Privaatrecht, Notarisambt en Registratie". He is noted for his work on judicial methodology, arguing for a substantial independence of judges from positive law.
Hamaker was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1889.
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