Christian Jakob Kraus (27 July 1753 – 25 August 1807) was a German comparative and historical linguist.A native of Osterode East Prussia Kraus studied at the universities of Königsberg and Göttingen. In 1782 he became a professor of practical philosophy and cameralism in 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.
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