BURLAMAQUI, JEAN JACQUES Swiss publicist, was born at Geneva, where he was honorary professor of ethics and the law of nature for 15 years. As a member of the council of state, he gained a high reputation for his practical sagac ity. His Principes du droit naturel (1747) and Principes du droit politique (1751) passed through many editions, and were exten sively used as text-books. His fundamental principle may be de scribed as rational utilitarianism, and in many ways it resembles that of Cumberland.