Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Canon & civil law Jurists

Godefroy (Gotofredo), Denis, known as the Elder

GODEFROY (GOTOFREDO), DENIS, DETTO IL VECCHIO

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Also known as: French: Denys Godefroy; Latin: Dionysius Gothofredus

GODEFROY (Gotofredo), Denis, known as the Elder. - Jurist, b. in Paris on 17 Oct. 1549, d. in Strasbourg on 17 Sept. 1621 or 1622.

He studied at Louvain, Cologne and Heidelberg. Having become a Protestant, he fled from France and took refuge in Geneva (1579), where he became a professor of law. Again forced to flee before the invasion of the troops of the Duke of Savoy, after a stay in Basel, he found shelter in Strasbourg, where he occupied the chair of the Pandects; having moved to Heidelberg, he refused to return to France to hold there the chair of Cujas and, after various wanderings, he returned to Strasbourg, where he died.

To him is owed an edition of the Corpus iuris civilis, cum notis (Geneva 1563), reprinted several times; he also published Fontes iuris canonici (Lyons 1583), Praxis iuris civilis (Frankfurt 1591) and a numerous series of juridical and popularizing works.

Bibliography

BIBL.: D. C. Godefroy-Ménilglaise, Les savants G., Paris 1873.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), coll. 887–888.

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Danieli, Rodolfo. “Godefroy (Gotofredo), denis, detto il vecchio.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, coll. 887–888. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/godefroy-gotofredo-denis-detto-il-vecchio.

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Danieli, Rodolfo. “Godefroy (Gotofredo), denis, detto il vecchio.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 887–888. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/godefroy-gotofredo-denis-detto-il-vecchio.

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  title     = {Godefroy (Gotofredo), denis, detto il vecchio},
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