Heinrich Rudolf Hermann Friedrich von Gneist (13 August 1816 – 22 July 1895) was a German jurist and politician. Born in Berlin, he was the son of a judge attached to the city's ''Kammergericht'' (Court of Appeal). Gneist had a significant influence on his student Max Weber and also contributed to Japan's first constitution through his communication with Itō Hirobumi.
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