Robert Alexy: key obituary facts
Is Robert Alexy dead? Yes. Robert Alexy died on September 5, 2026, at age 80.
Cause of death: Robert Alexy's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Robert Alexy known for?
He was a German jurist (1945–2026).
More about Robert Alexy
Born: 9 September 1945.
Place of birth: Oldenburg.
Gender: male.
Occupation: university teacher, jurist, legal historian, philosopher of law, philosopher.
Nationality: Germany.
Education: University of Göttingen.
Employer: Kiel University, University of Göttingen.
Awards: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza, Culture and Science Award of the City of Kiel, honorary doctor of the University of Alicante, honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra, honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos, honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague, Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires.
Robert Alexy, the German jurist and legal philosopher, died on September 5, 2026, aged 80.
Born in Oldenburg on September 9, 1945, he studied law and philosophy at the University of Göttingen, where he later earned his J.D. in 1976 with a dissertation on legal argumentation and completed his Habilitation in 1984 on constitutional rights.
Alexy went on to teach at Kiel University and later held appointments at the University of Göttingen, building a career that also encompassed legal history and philosophy of law. In 2010, he received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.