Ernst Brandes
German lawyer, writer and scholar
About Ernst Brandes
Lived 1758 – 1810 (aged 51). Ernst Brandes was a journalist, lawyer, secondary school teacher, philosopher, civil servant and writer.
Ernst Brandes (3 October 1758 – 13 May 1810) was a Hannoverian lawyer, official, writer, and scholar.
Brandes witnessed the French Revolution as a journalist. Influenced by Edmund Burke, he is regarded by commentators as a voice of conservatism and Anglophile political views during the Enlightenment.
His 1787 treatise Ueber die Weiber argued against the emerging feminist notion of the equality of the sexes.
Works Ueber die Weiber (Leipzig, 1787)
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Who was Ernst Brandes?
German lawyer, writer and scholar
When was Ernst Brandes born?
Ernst Brandes was born on 3 October 1758 in Hanover.
When did Ernst Brandes die?
Ernst Brandes died on 13 May 1810 in Hanover.
What was Ernst Brandes's occupation?
Ernst Brandes was a journalist, lawyer, secondary school teacher, philosopher, civil servant and writer.
What nationality was Ernst Brandes?
Ernst Brandes's recorded nationality: Electorate of Hanover.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Ernst Brandes (journalist)
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