Heinrich von Cocceji

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Heinrich von Cocceji (March 25, 1644, Bremen - August 18, 1719) was a German jurist. He studied in Leyden and England and was appointed professor of law at Heidelberg, 1672 and in Utrecht, 1688. Named Geheimrat and marquis, he became ordinary professor in the faculty of law at Frankfurt (Oder).

His main opus, the Juris publici prudentia (Frankf. 1695) was for a long time the main compendium for German state law. Widely circulated is his Anatomia juris gentium (Frankf. 1718)