About Adam Gottlieb Weigen
Lived 1677 – 1727 (aged 49–50). Adam Gottlieb Weigen was a theologian and writer.
Adam Gottlieb Weigen (1677–1727) was a German pietist, theologian and early animal rights writer.
Biography Weigan was the son of a surgeon and was born at Waiblingen in 1677. He studied theology at Württemberg but also took interest in anatomy and natural science. In 1711, Weigen authored De Jure Hominis in Creaturas. It has been described as "the first work ever to deal with the topic of animal rights as a general theme." The book became known in Denmark and inspired Laurids Smith. It was republished in 2008.
Weigen moved to Wahlheim, where he died in 1727.
Selected publications De Jure Hominis in Creaturas (1711)
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German theologian and writer (1677–1727)
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Adam Gottlieb Weigen died in 1727 in Leonberg.
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