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Christian Thomasius

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Christian Thomasius lived from January 1, 1655 to September 23, 1728 and was a German jurist and philosopher. The German Enlightenment is said to have supposedly begun with him.

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Role
Jurist and philosopher; credited with beginning the German Enlightenment 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Germany 2
Born
1655 2
Birth Date
1655-01-01 2
Birthplace
Leipzig, Germany 2
Died
1728 2
Death Date
1728-09-23 2
Place of Death
Halle, Germany 2
Classification
Field of Law
Civil / Private Law 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 2
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1. Christian Thomasius (Wikipedia)
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In this way he contributed to the creation of scholarship of private law separate from that of Roman law.
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2. Christian Thomasius (Wikipedia)
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    Christian Thomasius (1 January 1655 - 23 September 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher.
  • infobox birth date
    Christian Thomasius (1 January 1655 - 23 September 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher.
  • infobox birthplace
    Christian Thomasius (1 January 1655 - 23 September 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher.
  • infobox death date
    Christian Thomasius (1 January 1655 - 23 September 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher.
  • infobox death place
    Christian Thomasius (1 January 1655 - 23 September 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher.
  • opening sentence, second clause
    The German Enlightenment 'supposedly' began with him.
  • In Legal System: German Legal System, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a German jurist and philosopher
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Wikidata: Christian Thomasius
Wikidata Q57501, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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