Christian Jakob Kraus

Christian Jakob Kraus
Born	(1753-07-27)27 July 1753 Osterode, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	25 August 1807(1807-08-25) (aged 54) Königsberg, East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
Education
Education	University of Königsberg University of Göttingen
Academic advisor	Immanuel Kant
Philosophical work
Era	18th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Cameralism
Institutions	University of Königsberg
Notable students	Jakob Sigismund Beck
Main interests	Practical philosophy Economics Historical linguistics

Christian Jakob Kraus (German: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈjaːkɔp ˈkʁaʊs]; 27 July 1753 – 25 August 1807) was a German comparative and historical linguist.

Biography

A native of Osterode, Kraus studied at the universities of Königsberg and Göttingen. In 1782 he became a professor of practical philosophy and cameralism at 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.

References

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