Justus Möser
German jurist and legal theorist
Born
December 14th, 1720
304 years ago
Died
January 8th, 1794
231 years ago — 73 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
Germany
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Authored 'Patriotic and Civil Essays'
Promoted legal reforms in German law
Influenced the legal development in the Enlightenment era
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