Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob

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Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (born February 26, 1759 in Wettin , † July 22, 1827 in Lauchstädt ) was a political scientist, philosopher, economist, writer and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1810).

Probably from Jacob's time in Kharkov.

Life

He attended the grammar school in Halle from 1773 and studied theology, philosophy and philology at the university there from 1777. In 1781 he got a job as a high school teacher in Halle. After receiving his doctorate and habilitation in 1785, Jakob became professor of philosophy at the University of Halle in 1787 , and in 1807 professor of political economy and statecraft at the University of Kharkov .

"Lively literary activity and intensive preoccupation with both classical and contemporary philosophical and philological literature led to a rapid academic career. Jacob's teaching activities in logic, metaphysics, morality, natural law, the history of philosophy and his scientific work - he wrote textbooks, participated successfully in answering prize questions, achieved greater success with the book The General Religion (1797) , worked as a commentary translator of English and French literature, including the writings of David Hume , Jean-Baptiste Says and James Mills , and as editor of several periodicals - were characterized by Kantian ideas. " He was one of the first to spread Adam Smith's ideas in Germany.

In 1809 Jakob moved to Petersburg. He had aroused the Tsar's interest with a paper on Russian paper money inflation ("About Russia's paper money and the means of maintaining it with an unchangeable value"). He was commissioned to create a suggestion for improving the Russian coinage. He was also appointed to the Legislative Commission to draft a "Criminal Code for the Russian Empire". From 1811 he worked as a State Councilor with a salary in the College Council of the Ministry of Finance. The implementation of his reform proposals did not go as he had imagined.

In 1816 Jakob followed a call to Halle for a chair in political science. Until his death he taught in various fields, published numerous articles and, as before, had a positive effect on the university as Vice Rector amid the student unrest.

His grave is on Halle's Stadtgottesacker in arch 61.

Epitaph for Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob in burial arch 61 on Halle's city gods acre

family

His parents were the small farmer Johann Konrad Jacobi (1733-1800) and his wife Charlotte Wilhelmine Jähne († 1764). He married NN Dreyssig from Halle. The couple had one son and three daughters, including:

Works

  • Memories from my life . Published by Hans-Joachim Kertscher in collaboration with Michael Mehlow. Universitäts-Verlag Halle-Wittenberg, Halle 2011. ISBN 978-3-86977-032-1 .
  • "Let yourself long for men's education, wisdom and honor" Together with his daughter Therese Albertine Luise. Published by Gisela Licht: Courage. Hall 1999, 1st edition
  • Prolegomena to practical philosophy. Hall 1787.
  • Outline of General Logic and Critical Beginnings of General Metaphysics. Halle: Hemmerde and Schwetschke, 1788.
  • Outline of the empirical theory of the soul. Halle ad Saale 1791.
  • Philosophical ethics. Hall 1794.
  • Principles of national economy or national economic theory. Self-released; Ruff in Komm., Hall 1805. Digitized
  • Principles of police legislation and police institutions. Kharkov 1809.
  • Ideas about the political equilibrium of Europe, especially considering the current situation. Leipzig 1814.
  • About the work of serf and freyer peasants in relation to d. Benefit of the landowner, excellent. in Russia. St. Petersburg (Academy of Sciences) 1814.
  • About German freedom and representation of German peoples through estates. Leipzig 1814.

literature

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Remarks

  1. ^ Joseph Wälzholz: The first Kantian in Russia. Ludwig Heinrich von Jakobs autobiographical "Memories" edited for the first time . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, May 7, 2014, p. 46.
  2. ^ Vopelius, Marie-Elisabeth, "Jakob, Ludwig Heinrich von" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 10 (1974), p. 216 f. [Online version]; URL: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd11871158X.html#ndbcontent
  3. ^ Vopelius, Marie-Elisabeth, "Jakob, Ludwig Heinrich von" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 10 (1974), p. 216 f. [Online version]; URL: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd11871158X.html#ndbcontent
  4. ↑ The Halle City Gottesacker . Unique renaissance cemetery complex. Special edition on the occasion of the conclusion of a decade of structural, monument preservation repair, ed. vd Stadt Halle (Saale), 2nd A., Halle 2003, p. 21.
personal data
SURNAME Jakob, Ludwig Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German political scientist, philosopher, economist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1759
PLACE OF BIRTH Wettin
DATE OF DEATH July 22, 1827
Place of death Lauchstädt near Halle (Saale)