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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christian Thomasius canonical | 24 |
| Thomasius | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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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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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| dateOfBirth | 1655-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1728-09-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Frankfurt (Oder)
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University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Halle
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University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Christian Thomasius
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thomasius
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| fieldOfWork |
jurisprudence
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moral philosophy ⓘ natural law ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Christian ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Wolff
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German legal positivism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hugo Grotius
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Samuel Pufendorf ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel von Pufendorf
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| 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 self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Leipzig ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Halle (Saale) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of law at the University of Halle
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rector of the University of Halle ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Thomasius