Samuel von Cocceji, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel von Cocceji

Prussian politician

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1679

Place of Birth: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 04-Oct-1755

Profession: politician, jurist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Samuel Freiherr von Cocceji (pronounced kok-'tse-yi) (20 October 1679 – 4 October 1755) was a German official from the Electorate of the Palatinate who served Brandenburg-Prussia.
He was the son of Heinrich von Cocceji. Cocceji was born in Heidelberg.
By 1702 he was a professor at Viadrina University in Frankfurt (Oder) in the Kingdom of Prussia.
By 1723 he was Kammergerichtspräsident (president of the superior court of justice), from 1738-39 he was chairman of the Prussian justice department, and by 1747 he was Großkanzler (grand chancellor).
King Frederick II of Prussia appointed Cocceji to lead the legal reorganization of annexed Silesia.
Cocceji subsequently reformed the legal system of all of Prussia.



Alternative names	Johann Jakob Haid, Johann Jacob Hayd
Description	German mezzotint engraver, portrait painter and publisher
Date of birth/death	1704	9 December 1767
Location of birth/death	Klein-Eislingen, Württemberg	Augsburg
Work location	Göttingen, Augsburg
Authority control	: Q1694808 VIAF: 27330078 ISNI: 0000 0000 8106 4612 ULAN: 500034394 LCCN: n82250571 GND: 116391839 WorldCat