Heinrich of Cocceji
Heinrich Freiherr von Cocceji ( pronunciation: kok'tse: ji , * March 25, 1644 in Bremen ; † August 18, 1719 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) was professor of natural and international law at the universities in Heidelberg , Utrecht and Frankfurt (Oder ).
Heinrich Cocceji was a son of the city port clerk Heinrich Coch and Lucia Oldenburg, a sister of Heinrich Oldenburg . The marriage with Maria Salome Hougwart / Howard in 1673 resulted in three sons, including Samuel von Cocceji , President of the Supreme Court and since 1747 Grand Chancellor under Friedrich II , as well as Johann Gottfried von Cocceji , District President in Magdeburg.
After studying law from 1667 to 1669 in Leiden , 1670 in Oxford ( doctorate Dr. jur. Utr.) And study trips through England and France, Heinrich Cocceji came to Heidelberg in 1671 as an associate professor at the philosophical faculty (successor to Samuel von Pufendorf ). From 1677 to 1688 he taught at the law faculty, in 1682 he was appointed Privy Councilor and member of the electoral court of appeal, in 1688 he fled the French-occupied city and went to Utrecht for a year. From 1690 Cocceji was a full professor in Frankfurt (Oder). Heinrich Cocceji was given the Prussian nobility on September 7, 1702 and Vienna was given the status of baron on March 3, 1713 .
literature
- Roderich von Stintzing : Cocceji, Heinrich Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 372 f.
- Erich Döhring: Cocceji, Heinrich Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 300 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Dagmar Drüll, Heidelberger Gelehrtenlexikon 1652-1802, Springer-Verlag Berlin-Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 1991, ISBN 3-540-53472-5
- Genealogical handbook of nobility , Adelslexikon Volume II, Volume 58 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn), 1974.
- Heinrich Kneschke , Deutsches Adels-Lexicon , Volume II, Leipzig 1860
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich von Cocceji in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Heinrich von Cocceji in the German Digital Library
- Publications by and about Heinrich von Cocceji in VD 17 .
- Digitized Juris Publici Prudentia Compendio exhibita , Frankfurt an der Oder, 1695.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cocceji, Heinrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cocceji, Heinrich Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, professor of natural and international law |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1644 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1719 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt (Oder) |