Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy)
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Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy) was a prominent 16th–17th century French jurist and legal scholar, best known for his influential editions and commentaries on Roman law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dionysius Gothofredus | 1 |
| Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy) Context triple: [Arnold Vinnius, studentOf, Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy)]
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Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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Bertrand de Born
Bertrand de Born was a 12th-century Occitan nobleman and troubadour famed for his politically charged and warlike poetry, later depicted by Dante in the Inferno.
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Préféte Duffaut
Préféte Duffaut was a renowned Haitian painter celebrated for his imaginative, dreamlike cityscapes and significant contributions to Haitian naïve art.
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Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
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Théodore
Théodore is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly used in French-speaking countries and borne by notable figures such as the Reformation theologian Théodore Beza.
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Target entity: Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy) Target entity description: Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy) was a prominent 16th–17th century French jurist and legal scholar, best known for his influential editions and commentaries on Roman law.
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A.
Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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B.
Bertrand de Born
Bertrand de Born was a 12th-century Occitan nobleman and troubadour famed for his politically charged and warlike poetry, later depicted by Dante in the Inferno.
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C.
Préféte Duffaut
Préféte Duffaut was a renowned Haitian painter celebrated for his imaginative, dreamlike cityscapes and significant contributions to Haitian naïve art.
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D.
Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
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E.
Théodore
Théodore is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly used in French-speaking countries and borne by notable figures such as the Reformation theologian Théodore Beza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law scholar
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commentator on Roman law ⓘ editor ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Roman law
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law ⓘ |
| birthName | Denis Godefroy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| era |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman law
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jurisprudence ⓘ legal history ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
editor of classical legal sources
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interpreter of Roman legal tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
later European legal scholarship
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study of Roman law in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
humanism
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legal humanism ⓘ |
| name |
Denis Godefroy
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Denys Godefroy ⓘ Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy) self-link ⓘ
surface form:
Dionysius Gothofredus
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| notableContribution |
helped standardize printed texts of the Corpus Juris Civilis
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provided extensive annotations to Roman law texts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commentaries on Roman law
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influential editions of Roman law ⓘ scholarship on the Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| notableWork |
commentaries on the Corpus Juris Civilis
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critical editions of Roman legal texts ⓘ edition of the Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| occupation |
commentator on law
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editor of legal texts ⓘ jurist ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| partOf | tradition of early modern Roman law scholarship ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | France ⓘ |
| workFocus |
systematic commentary on civil law
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textual criticism of Roman legal texts ⓘ |
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Subject: Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy) Description of subject: Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy) was a prominent 16th–17th century French jurist and legal scholar, best known for his influential editions and commentaries on Roman law.
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