Portrait of Johann Gottlieb Heineccius

Quotes by Johann Gottlieb Heineccius

1681 – 1741

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius (1681–1741) studied theology at Leipzig and later law at the newly founded (1694) University at Halle, where he became a pupil of Christian Thomasius. He became known for his textbooks on Roman Law and for his lectures on natural law.

Titles

Natural Rights

Heineccius argues that no man should be deprived of anything which he has received by nature, or has justly acquired (1738)

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius