Johann Christoph Hoffbauer (19 May 1766, Bielefeld – 4 August 1827, Halle an der Saale) was a German philosopher, who published extensively on natural law, ethics and psychology.
From 1785 he studied at the University of Halle, where his influences included the anti-Kantian philosopher Johann Augustus Eberhard. In 1794 he became an associate professor, and in 1799 a full professor of philosophy at Halle.[1]