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18th-century jurists

51 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolf MüllnerAuthor · BooksAmandus Gottfried Adolf Müllner (18 October 177411 June 1829) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
Alexander Fraser TytlerAuthor · BooksAlexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee FRSE (15 October 17475 January 1813) was a Scottish advocate, judge, writer, and historian who was a Professor of Universal History and of Greek…
Anton Friedrich Justus ThibautAuthor · BooksAnton Friedrich Justus Thibaut (4 January 1772 20 March 1840) was a German jurist and musician.
António José da SilvaAuthor · BooksAntónio José da Silva Coutinho (8 May 170518 October 1739) was a Brazilian-Portuguese dramatist born in colonial Brazil, known as "the Jew" (O Judeu).
Antun MihanovićAuthor · BooksIllustration — Antun Mihanović
Charles Hubert MillevoyeAuthor · BooksCharles Hubert Millevoye (24 December 1782 in Abbeville – 12 August 1816 in Paris) was a French poet several times honored by the Académie Française.
Christian Gottlob NeefePerson · Music memorabiliaChristian Gottlob Neefe (lang; 5 February 1748 – 28 January 1798) was a German opera composer and conductor. He was known as one of the first teachers of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Cosmo InnesPhotographer · PhotographyCosmo Nelson Innes FRSE (9 September 1798 – 31 July 1874) was a Scottish advocate, judge, historian and antiquary.
Domenico Alberto AzuniAuthor · BooksDomenico Alberto, chevalier Azuni (3 August 174923 January 1827) was a Sardinian jurist.
E. T. A. HoffmannAuthor · BooksErnst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music…
Edmond MaloneAuthor · BooksEdmond Malone (4 October 174125 May 1812) was an Irish barrister, Shakespearean scholar and editor of the works of William Shakespeare.
Ernst ChladniPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Florens Friedrich Chladni (30 November 1756 – 3 April 1827) was a German physicist and musician.
Étienne CabetAuthor · BooksÉtienne Cabet (lang; January 1, 1788 – November 9, 1856) was a philosopher and utopian socialist who founded the Icarian movement.
François Barbé-MarboisAuthor · BooksFrançois, marquis de Barbé-Marbois (31 January 1745 – 12 February 1837) was a French civil servant, diplomat, and politician.
François MignetAuthor · BooksIllustration — François-Auguste Mignet
Friedrich Heinrich JacobiAuthor · BooksFriedrich Heinrich Jacobi (lang; 25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was a German philosopher, writer and socialite.
Friedrich Karl von MoserAuthor · BooksBaron Friedrich Karl von Moser Filseck (born 18 December 1723 in Stuttgart; died 11 November 1798 in Ludwigsburg) was a German jurist, state journalist and a politician.
Friedrich von HagedornAuthor · BooksFriedrich von Hagedorn (23 April 1708 – 28 October 1754) was a German Rococo poet.
Friedrich Wilhelm GotterAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm Gotter (3 September 1746 – 18 March 1797) was a German poet, dramatist, and opera librettist.
Gaspar Melchor de JovellanosAuthor · BooksGaspar Melchor "Jovino" de Jovellanos (born Gaspar Melchor de Jove y Llanos, 5 January 1744 – 27 November 1811) was a Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and a major figure…
Georg Friedrich von MartensAuthor · BooksGeorg Friedrich von Martens (22 February 1756 in Hamburg, Germany – 21 February 1821 in Frankfurt, Germany) was a German jurist and diplomat.
Georg von CancrinAuthor · BooksCount Georg Ludwig Cancrin (Yegor Frantsevich Kankrin; 16 November 1774 – 10 September 1845) was a Russian German aristocrat and politician best known for spearheading reforms in the…
Hans Christoph Ernst von GagernAuthor · BooksHans Christoph Ernst Freiherr von Gagern (25 January 1766 – 22 October 1852), German statesman and political writer, was born in Kleinniedesheim, near Worms.
Heinrich Christian BoieAuthor · BooksHeinrich Christian Boie (19 July 1744 – 3 March 1806) was a German author. In 1781, he was appointed as landfoged of North Dithmarschen.
Heinrich Leopold WagnerAuthor · BooksHeinrich Leopold Wagner (19 February 1747 – 4 March 1779) was a German dramatist of the Sturm und Drang movement.
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and VauxAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sir Henry Brougham by John Adams Acton 1867
Henry Crabb RobinsonAuthor · BooksHenry Crabb Robinson (13 May 1775 – 5 February 1867) was an English writer and scholar.
Henry FieldingAuthor · BooksHenry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour and satire in his works.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinAuthor · BooksJean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃tɛlm bʁija savaʁɛ̃; 2 April 1755 – 2 February 1826) was a French lawyer and politician, who, as the author of Physiologie du goût (The Physiology of…
Jean-Nicolas BouillyAuthor · BooksJean-Nicolas Bouilly (24 January 1763 – 14 April 1842) was a French playwright, librettist, children's writer, and politician of the French Revolution.
Jeremy BenthamAuthor · BooksJeremy Bentham (4 February 1747/8 O.S. [15 February 1748 N.S.] – 6 June 1832) was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.
Johann Anton LeisewitzAuthor · BooksJohann Anton Leisewitz (9 May 1752 – 10 September 1806) was a German lawyer and dramatic poet, and a central figure of the Sturm und Drang era.
Johann Elias SchlegelAuthor · BooksJohann Elias Schlegel (January 17, 1719 – August 13, 1749) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
Johann Ernst BachPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Ernst Bach was an organist, composer, chapelmaster and jurist (1722–1777). He was born in Eisenach.
Johann Hieronymus SchröterAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann Hieronymus Schröter (30 August 1745, Erfurt – 29 August 1816, Lilienthal) was a German astronomer.
John DickinsonAuthor · Books
Joseph StoryAuthor · BooksJoseph Story (September18, 1779September10, 1845) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1812 to…
Joseph von EichendorffAuthor · BooksJoseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff (lang; 10 March 178826 November 1857) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist.
József TelekiAuthor · BooksCount József Teleki de Szék (24 October 1790 – 15 February 1855) was a Hungarian jurist and historian, who served as the first President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1830 until…
Karl Ludwig von HallerAuthor · BooksKarl Ludwig von Haller (1 August 1768 – 20 May 1854) was a Swiss jurist, statesman and political philosopher.
Karl Wilhelm RamlerAuthor · BooksKarl Wilhelm Ramler (25 February 1725 – 11 April 1798) was a German poet who was the Berlin Cadet School master.
Karol Boromeusz HoffmanAuthor · BooksKarol Aleksander Boromeusz Hoffman (1798 – 6 July 1875) was a Polish political writer, historian, lawyer and publisher.
Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the ElderAuthor · BooksIllustration — Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel
Thomas MooreAuthor · BooksThomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist.
Tomás António GonzagaAuthor · BooksTomás António Gonzaga (11 August 1744c. 1810) was a Portuguese poet.
Valentine GreenEngraver · PrintsIllustration — 1788 portrait of Green by Lemuel Francis Abbott
Wilhelm GrimmAuthor · BooksWilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German writer, philologist and anthropologist.
William BlackstoneAuthor · BooksSir William Blackstone (10 July 1723 – 14 February 1780) was an English jurist, justice, and Tory politician most noted for his Commentaries on the Laws of England, which became the…
William Hickling PrescottAuthor · BooksWilliam Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific…

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