Nicolaus Hieronymus Gundling (February 25, 1671 – December 9, 1729), was a German jurist and

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philosopher. He was born in

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, and died in

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. He was the brother of

Jacob Paul von Gundling Jacob Paul Freiherr von Gundling (19 August 1673, Hersbruck – 11 April 1731, Potsdam) was a German historian. Court Historiographer to King Frederick I of Prussia, he became a figure of ridicule in the "Tobacco Cabinet" (Tabakskollegium) of Fr ...

, Court Historiographer to King Frederick I of Prussia, who became a figure of ridicule in the "Tobacco Cabinet" (Tabakskollegium) of Frederick William I. Son of a pastor, Gundling studied in Altdorf,

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and

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. In 1702 he entered into controversy with Gotthard Heidegger, who had raised fears about the effect on German life of the French fashion for the novel. In 1705 he became professor of philosophy at Halle, and in 1707 he became professor of jurisprudence there.

Works

Gundling, Nicolaus Hieronymus – Singularia ad legem maiestatis itemque de silentio in hoc crimine, 1737 – BEIC 3724741

*''Dissertatio de statu naturali Hobbesii'', 1706 * '' Ioannes Casa an'' paiderastìas ''crimen defenderit'', in:
Observationes selectae ad rem litterariam spectantes
', Renger, Halae 1707, vol. 1, pp. 120–136. *''Politica seu prudentia civilis ratione connexa, exemplis illustrata'', 1732 *''Ausführlicher Discours über den jetzigen Zustand der europäischen Staaten'', 1733/4 * *

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* 1671 births 1729 deaths Jurists from Bavaria German male writers Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg alumni Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg faculty University of Altdorf alumni 17th-century German jurists Privy counsellors Philosophers of law 18th-century German philosophers 18th-century German lawyers {{Germany-philosopher-stub