HEINECCIUS, JOHN GOTTLIEB. boru at Eisenberg, in Saxony, In 1631, was one of the most learned jurists that Germany has pro duced. He was appointed professor of philosophy at Halle in 1713, and was afterwards professor of law at Franeker in West Friesland, which place he left in 1727 on account of ill-health. Ire was then appointed professor of law at Frankfurt-on-the-Oder, and lastly he filled the same chair at Halle, where he died in 1741. His principal works are :-1. Autiquitatum Romanarum Jurisprudentiam illustrantium Syntagma, secundum Ordinem Iustitutionurn Justiniani digestum, in quo multa Juris Romani, atque Auctorum Voter= leen explicantur atque illustrantur,' 8vo, 1741; • very useful work, which has since been edited by Haubold, 1822. 2. Memento Juris Civilis, secundum Ordinem Institutionum.' 3. 'ElementaJuris Civilis secundum Ordinem Pandectarum, commode Anditorihns Methodo adornata.' This work, which comprises a course of civil law, explains the origin, object, and application of the various laws. 4. Historia Juris Civilis Romani ac
Germanici,' published with Ititter's notes, Leyden, 1743. 5. Fdernenta Julie Germanici, turn Veteris turn Hodierul' 2 vole. Svo, Halle, 1736. 6. 'Corpus Juris Germenici Antiqui,' 4to, 1739. 7. Preoloctiones Academiem in H. Grotii de Jure Belli et Facie lamas.' 8. Element's Juris Natures et Gentium,' translated into English under the title of 'A Methodical System of Universal Law, or the Law of Nature and Nations, deduced from Certain Principles and applied to Proper Cases,' by G. Turnbull, 2 vols. 8vo, London, 1763. 9. Fundaments Styli Cultioris.' 10. 'Elementa Philosophise ltationalis et Morelia e besides academical dissertations, ite. The works of Ileiocecius were collected and published at Geneva, 'Opera Ornnia,' 9 vole. 4to, 1771, with additions and notes by his son, John Christopher (GottL) lioineceius who prefixed to the first volume a life of his father.