Christian Jakob Kraus

Christian Jakob Kraus (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈjaːkɔp ˈkʁaʊs];[1][2] 27 July 1753 – 25 August 1807) was a German comparative and historical linguist.

Christian Jakob Kraus
Christian Jakob Kraus
Born(1753-07-27)27 July 1753
Osterode, Prussia
Died25 August 1807(1807-08-25) (aged 54)
Königsberg, East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
Era18th-century philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
SchoolCameralism
Main interests
Economics
Linguistics

Biography

A native of Osterode (East Prussia), Kraus studied at the universities of Königsberg and Göttingen. In 1782 he became a professor of practical philosophy and cameralism in Königsberg. A student of Immanuel Kant, Kraus was famous for importing the ideas of Adam Smith into the German academic scene. He was also a librarian of the Königsberg Public Library from 1786 to 1804. Kraus encouraged the East Prussian officials and nobility to improve rural conditions in the province; some of his ideas were later adapted in the era of Prussian reforms. Kraus died in Königsberg in 1807.[3]

Notes
  1. "Christian - Französisch-Übersetzung - Langenscheidt Deutsch-Französisch Wörterbuch" (in German and French). Langenscheidt. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Jakob - Französisch-Übersetzung - Langenscheidt Deutsch-Französisch Wörterbuch" (in German and French). Langenscheidt. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. Gray, Marion W. (1986). Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. p. 32. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

References
  • Albinus, Robert (1985). Lexikon der Stadt Königsberg Pr. und Umgebung (in German). Leer: Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg. p. 371. ISBN 3-7921-0320-6.
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