Hendrik Constantijn Cras, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hendrik Constantijn Cras

Dutch jurist

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1739

Place of Birth: Leiden, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1820

Profession: jurist, university teacher

Nationality: Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hendrik Constantijn Cras (4 January 1739, Leiden – 5 April 1820, Amsterdam) was a Dutch jurist and city librarian of Amsterdam. He studied law in Leiden.
For nearly fifty years, beginning in 1771, he taught all fields of legal study at the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam.
His work mirrors the decline of the significance of Roman law in legal practice.
Beginning his career as an adherent of Roman law, Cras became a fundamental supporter of natural law and legal codification towards the end of the 18th century.
Noted for his focus on general principles of law, his lengthy publications on the principles of equality and liberty had nonetheless little lasting impact. In 1798, Cras rose to prominence as the leading member of a commission charged with drafting national codes of law.
The draft codes, published in 1804, appeared overly dogmatic and as a result never became law.



Alternative names	Adriaen de Lelie
Description	Dutch painter
Date of birth/death	19 May 1755	30 November 1820
Location of birth/death	Tilburg	Amsterdam
Work period	circa 1770-1820
Work location	Antwerp, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam (1786-1820)
Authority control	: Q616083 VIAF: 5798194 ISNI: 0000 0000 6679 9055 ULAN: 500011085 LCCN: no2015029695 WGA: LELIE, Adriaan de WorldCat