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Paul Johann Anselm von Feuerbach (1775–1833)
Feuerbach, Paul Johann Anselm von. An eminent German criminalist and reformer of the penal laws; born in Hainichen, near Jena, Nov. 14, 1775; died at Frankfort-on-the-Main, May 29, 1833. He is at his best in: ‘Review of the Fundamental Principles and Ideals of Penal Law’ (1799); ‘Exposition of Remarkable Crimes’ (1828); ‘Kasper Hauser: An Instance of a Crime against a Soul’ (1832).