Encyclopadie alter in Deutschland geltenden positiven Rechte (1790) They are distinguished by precision of statement and clearness of deduction. They form on the whole the best commentary upon Kant's Rechtslehre, the principles of which they carry out in detail, and apply to the discussion of positive laws. References Wilhelm Roscher, Geschichte der National-Ökonomik in Deutschland, 1874, pp. 654–662. 1760 births 1817 deaths German economists German jurists Writers from Gdańsk People from Royal Prussia Leipzig University alumni University of Göttingen alumni University of Jena alumni Academic staff of the University of Jena Academic staff of the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg