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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| 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 NERFINISHED → |
| 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
NERFINISHED
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Denys Godefroy → Dionysius Gothofredus (Denis Godefroy) →
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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