GRIBNER (Michael Henry), a learned civilian of Germany, was born at Leipzig in 1682. After writing some time in the journal of Leipzig, he was made professor of law at Wittemberg: whence he passed to Dresden, and was at last recalled to Leipzig to succeed M. Mencke. He died in 1734. Besides several academical dissertations, he wrote, 1. Principia processus iudiciarii; 2. Principia jurisprudentie naturalis, a small work much esteemed; 3. Opuscula juris publici et privati.