Christian Thomasius
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Christian Thomasius was a pioneering German jurist and philosopher of the early Enlightenment, known for promoting the use of the German language in academia and advocating religious tolerance and legal reform.
Aliases (1)
- Thomasius ×1
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| instanceOf |
Enlightenment philosopher
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human → jurist → philosopher → university teacher → |
| advocated |
moderation and tolerance in confessional conflicts
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separation of morality and law in jurisprudence → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Electorate of Saxony
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Kingdom of Prussia → |
| dateOfBirth |
1655-01-01
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| dateOfDeath |
1728-09-23
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| educatedAt |
University of Frankfurt (Oder)
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University of Leipzig NERFINISHED → |
| employer |
University of Halle
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University of Leipzig NERFINISHED → |
| ethnicGroup |
German
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| familyName |
Thomasius
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| fieldOfWork |
jurisprudence
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moral philosophy → natural law → philosophy → |
| givenName |
Christian
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| influenced |
Christian Wolff
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German legal positivism → |
| influencedBy |
Hugo Grotius
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Samuel von Pufendorf → |
| knownFor |
advocacy of religious tolerance
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critique of witch trials → development of a secular concept of natural law → opposition to torture in legal procedure → pioneering lectures in German instead of Latin → promoting the use of the German language in academic teaching → reform of criminal law → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin → |
| movement |
Early Enlightenment
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German Enlightenment → |
| name |
Christian Thomasius
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| nativeLanguage |
German
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| notableWork |
De crimine magiae
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De jure circa nuptias → Fundamenta juris naturae et gentium → Institutiones jurisprudentiae divinae → Introductio ad philosophiam aulicam → Monatsgespräche → Observationes selectae de jure naturae et gentium → |
| philosophicalSchool |
natural law tradition
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| placeOfBirth |
Leipzig
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| placeOfDeath |
Halle (Saale)
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| positionHeld |
professor of law at the University of Halle
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rector of the University of Halle → |
| religion |
Lutheranism
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| sexOrGender |
male
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Christian Thomasius
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German Enlightenment
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Samuel Pufendorf
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Christian Thomasius
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