Christian Jakob Kraus

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Christian Jakob Kraus
Christian Jakob Kraus
Born	(1753-07-27)27 July 1753 Osterode, East Prussia
Died	25 August 1807(1807-08-25) (aged 54) Königsberg, East Prussia
Era	18th-century philosophy
Region	Western Philosophy
School	Classical economics
Main interests	Economics Linguistics
Influenced by Immanuel Kant, Johann Georg Hamann, Adam Smith
Influenced Wilhelm von Humboldt

Christian Jakob Kraus (27 July 1753 – 25 August 1807) was a German comparative and historical linguist.

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.

References

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

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 25406424 LCCN: n86084676 ISNI: 0000 0000 8365 9644 GND: 119154897 SUDOC: 109071743

Persondata
Name	Kraus, Christian Jakob
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Short description
Date of birth	27 July 1753
Place of birth	Ostróda, East Prussia
Date of death	25 August 1807
Place of death	Königsberg, East Prussia

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