François Connan
François Connan (1508 – 1551, in Paris) was a French jurist who took part in the humanist development of an historical jurisprudence. He was a student of Andrea Alciato at the University of Bourges where he was a fellow student and friend of John Calvin.[1] He later and became one of the university's most distinguished epigone. His most celebrated work is the Commentaria iuris civilis (Paris, 1538) an analysis of Roman law and legal theory.[2]
Works
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- Commentaria iuris civilis, Paris, 1538.
- Commentaria iuris civili (in Latin). Basel: Nikolaus Episcopius. 1562.