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 edit
- Commentaria iuris civilis, Paris, 1538.
- Commentaria iuris civili (in Latin). Basel: Nikolaus Episcopius. 1562.
References edit
- ^ Annabel S. Brett (4 May 2014). Changes of State: Nature and the Limits of the City in Early Modern Natural Law. Princeton University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-691-16241-6.
- ^ Gerald N. Sandy (2002). The Classical Heritage in France. BRILL. p. 306. ISBN 90-04-11916-7.