Ulrich Everling (2 June 1925 – 20 September 2018) was a German jurist. He was a judge at the European Court of Justice between 6 October 1980 and 6 October 1988. Everling was born to Emile and Thekla (Née: Wolff) in

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, his father was a professor of flight technology. He earned a doctor of law degree at the

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in 1952. He then started work for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. In 1970 he became head of the European Policy Division. In 1971 he became a lecturer and four years later an honorary professor at the

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. Everling was elected a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1990.

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1925 births 2018 deaths European Court of Justice judges 20th-century German judges Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Jurists from Berlin University of Göttingen alumni German judges of international courts and tribunals Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-law-bio-stub