Christian Jakob Kraus Philosopher

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 in 1807.

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Christian Jakob Kraus
Birth dateJuly 27, 1753
Birth place
Ostróda , East Prussia
Date of deathAugust 25, 1807
Place of death
East Prussia , Königsberg
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Main interest
Economics
Linguistics

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influenced
Wilhelm von Humboldt
influenced by
Adam Smith
Immanuel Kant
Johann Georg Hamann
philosophical school
Classical economics

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