Jean Gaudemet

French legal historian and jurist (1908-2001)
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Jean Gaudemet

Summary

Jean Gaudemet is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dijon[2]. He was born on +1908-09-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Paris[4]. He died on +2001-05-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a legal historian[6], university teacher[7], lawyer[8], and jurist[9]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Key Facts

  • Jean Gaudemet was born in Dijon[2].
  • Jean Gaudemet died in Paris[4].
  • Jean Gaudemet was born on +1908-09-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean Gaudemet died on +2001-05-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jean Gaudemet's father was Eugène Gaudemet[11].
  • A child of Jean Gaudemet was Brigitte Basdevant-Gaudemet[12].
  • A child of Jean Gaudemet was Yves Gaudemet[13].
  • Jean Gaudemet held citizenship in France[14].
  • Jean Gaudemet worked as a legal historian[6].
  • Jean Gaudemet worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Jean Gaudemet worked as a lawyer[8].
  • Jean Gaudemet worked as a jurist[9].
  • Jean Gaudemet was employed by Grenoble Alpes University[15].
  • Jean Gaudemet was employed by University of Strasbourg[16].
  • Among Jean Gaudemet's employers was Panthéon-Assas University Paris[17].
  • Jean Gaudemet was employed by École pratique des hautes études[18].
  • Jean Gaudemet was educated at University of Strasbourg[19].
  • Jean Gaudemet received the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[20].
  • Jean Gaudemet received the honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow[21].
  • Jean Gaudemet received the Koenigswarter Prize[22].
  • Jean Gaudemet received the honorary doctorate of Salzburg University[23].
  • Jean Gaudemet received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945[24].
  • Jean Gaudemet received the Commander of the Legion of Honour[25].
  • Jean Gaudemet was a member of Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences[26].
  • Jean Gaudemet was a member of Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Dijon[2], Jean Gaudemet… he was born on +1908-09-10T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Eugène Gaudemet[11].

Education

Jean Gaudemet was educated at University of Strasbourg[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include legal historian[6], university teacher[7], lawyer[8], and jurist[9]. Employers include Grenoble Alpes University[15], a grand établissement[28], in France[29], founded in 2020[30], headquartered in Grenoble[31]; University of Strasbourg[16], a university[32], in France[33], founded in 1538[34]; Panthéon-Assas University Paris[17], a university in France[35], in France[36], founded in 1971[37], headquartered in Paris[38]; and École pratique des hautes études[18], a grand établissement[39], in France[40], founded in 1868[41], headquartered in Paris[42]. Jean Gaudemet supervised Jean Rouvier as a doctoral student[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[20], a civil decoration[44], in Prussia[45], founded in 1842[46]; honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow[21], an award[47], in Poland[48]; Koenigswarter Prize[22], an award[49]; honorary doctorate of Salzburg University[23], an award[50], in Austria[51]; Croix de guerre 1939–1945[24], a courage award[52], in France[53], founded in 1939[54]; and Commander of the Legion of Honour[25], a grade of an order[55], in France[56].

Personal Life

Children include Brigitte Basdevant-Gaudemet[12], a legal historian[57], b. 1947[58], of France[59], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[60], specialised in legal history[61] and Yves Gaudemet[13], a jurist[62], b. 1946[63], of France[64], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[65], specialised in administrative law[66].

Death and Burial

Jean Gaudemet died on +2001-05-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Jean Gaudemet is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

FAQs

Where was Jean Gaudemet born?

Jean Gaudemet's place of birth was Dijon[2].

Where did Jean Gaudemet die?

Jean Gaudemet died in Paris[4].

Who were Jean Gaudemet's parents?

Jean Gaudemet's father was Eugène Gaudemet[11].

What did Jean Gaudemet do for work?

Jean Gaudemet worked as legal historian[6], university teacher[7], lawyer[8], and jurist[9].

Where did Jean Gaudemet go to school?

Jean Gaudemet was educated at University of Strasbourg[19].

What awards did Jean Gaudemet receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[20], honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow[21], Koenigswarter Prize[22], and honorary doctorate of Salzburg University[23].

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    Place of birth Dijon
    Member of Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences, Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony +2
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