Johann Jakob Schmauss (10 March 1690 - 8 April 1757) was a German jurist, historian, and university professor.

Biography

Johann Jakob Schmauss was born in

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. After attending school in Durlach and

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, he studied at the

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and the University of Halle, where he fell under the influence of

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and

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. He obtained his

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in 1712, qualifying him to hold lectures in history. At this time Schmauss began regularly publishing journals. Without limiting his literary activities, in 1721 he joined the service of the Margrave of Baden-Durlach, first as a councilor. In 1722 he published ''Corpus juris publici Germanici academicum'', the first clear guide to imperial public law; the study went through seven editions by 1794.Joachim Whaley. 2011. Germany and the Holy Roman Empire: Volume II: The Peace of Westphalia to the Dissolution of the Reich, 1648-1806.

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. , pp. 174-175 On 29 April 1734, Schmauss held the chair of Natural Law (historiarum et juris naturae et gentium) in

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. After he accepted a call to return to Halle, where he held an equivalent post, and briefly taught at

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, but in 1744, he returned again to his previous position at Göttingen, where he remained until his death.

Works

;In Latin *''Corpus juris publici Germanici academicum'', Leipzig, 1722. * *''Dissertationes juris naturalis quibus principia nom systematis hujus juris ex ipsis naturœ humanœ instinctibus extruendi proponuntur'', Göttingen, 1742, in-8°. *''Compendium juris publici'', 1746. ;In German * * * * *''J. J. Schmaußens akademische Reden und Vorlesungen über das Teutsche Staatsrecht'', 1766 (posthumous). ;In French *''Nouveau système du droit de la nature'', 1745, in-8°, 1754.

References

1690 births 1757 deaths Jurists from Rhineland-Palatinate University of Strasbourg alumni Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg alumni {{Germany-law-bio-stub