Justus Claproth

{{short description|German jurist and inventor}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1728|12|28|df=yes}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1805|2|20|1728|12|28|df=yes}}

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| nationality = German

| occupation = Jurist, inventor

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Justus Claproth (28 December 1728 – 20 February 1805) was a German jurist and inventor of the deinking process of recycled paper.