Nicolaus Hieronymus Gundling

Nicolaus Hieronymus Gundling (February 25, 1671 – December 9, 1729), was a German jurist and eclectic philosopher.

Son of a pastor, Gundling studied in Altdorf, Jena, Leipzig and Halle. In 1702 he entered into controversy with Gotthard Heidegger, who had raised fears about the effect on German life of the French fashion for the novel.^[1] In 1705 he became professor of philosophy at Halle, and in 1707 he became professor of jurisprudence there.^[2]

Works

• Dissertatio de statu naturali Hobbesii, 1706
• Politica seu prudentia civilis ratione connexa, exemplis illustrata, 1732
• Ausführlicher Discours über den jetzigen Zustand der europäischen Staaten, 1733/4

References

1. ^ The Novel in Europe 1670-1730
2. ^ Ahnert, Thomas (2006), "Gundling, Nicolaus Hieronymus", in Haakonssen, Knud, The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy, 2, Cambridge University Press, pp. 1176 

External links

• Works by or about Nicolaus Hieronymus Gundling in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

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Name	Gundling, Nicolaus Hieronymus
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Date of birth	February 25, 1671
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Date of death	December 9, 1729
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