Friedrich Karl von Moser
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Baron Friedrich Karl von Moser Filseck (born 18 December 1723 in Stuttgart; died 11 November 1798 in Ludwigsburg) was a German jurist, state journalist and a politician.
Moser was the eldest son of Johann Jacob Moser.[1] He was educated in the Pietist tradition at Kloster Berge school. He studied law in Jena, and in 1743 became an assistant to his father, a lawyer and diplomat. Between 1747-67 and 1782–98, he was an active writer and journalist.
From 1751-67 Moser lived in Frankfurt. In 1769 he was made a baron.[2] In 1772 he was appointed as First Minister by Ludwig IX. He reorganised the finances of the state, which had accumulated heavy debts. Moser reached a settlement of these debts. His autocratic style of government made him many enemies. He resigned in 1780, and returned to writing.
From 1783-90 Moser lived in Mannheim, then in Ludwigsburg.
Publications
[edit]- Teutsche Hofrecht (1754).
- Der Christ in der Freundschaft (1754).
- Der Herr und der Diener, geschildert mit patriotischer Freiheit (1759).
- Der Hof in Fabeln (1761).
- Die Ministerschule (1762).
- Daniel in der Löwen-Grube (1763). Translated into French by Antoine Gilbert Griffet de Labaume in 1787.
- Geistliche Gedichte (1763).
- Gesammelte Moralische und Politische Schriften (1763).
- Von dem Deutschen Nationalgeist (1765).
- Patriotische Briefe (1767).
- Necker (1782).
- Über Regenten, Regierung und Ministers (1784).
- Über den Diensthandel Deutscher Fürsten (1786).
- Über die Regierung der Geistlichen Staaten in Deutschland (1787).
- Politische Wahrheiten (1796).
- Actenmäßige Geschichte der Waldenser (1798).
Works in English translation
- In James Schmidt (ed.), What is Enlightenment? Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.
- "Publicity," pp. 114–118.
- "True and False Political Enlightenment," pp. 212–216.
Further reading
[edit]- Rosenstein, Immanuel (1865). Friedrich Karl von Moser. Berlin: Druck von Georg Reimer.
References
[edit]- ^ Krauss, Rudolf (1897). Schwäbische Litteraturgeschichte in zwei Bänden (in German). J.C.B. Mohr (P. Siebeck). p. 139. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Moser, Friedrich Carl Freiherr von - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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