Biography.guide
Home › People › Jurist › Charles Lyon-Caen
Portrait of Charles Lyon-Caen

Charles Lyon-Caen

1843 – 1935

French jurist

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Charles Lyon-Caen

Lived 1843 – 1935 (aged 91). Charles Lyon-Caen was a French jurist and university teacher.

Charles-Léon Lyon-Caen (25 December 1843 –17 December 1935) was a French jurist.

Biography Doctor of law in 1866, then agrégé in 1867, he became professor of law the same year at the Faculty of Law of Nancy, then of Paris in 1872. He also teaches at the École libre des sciences politiques and at the École des hautes études commerciales in Paris. He became "assesseur du doyen" in 1901, then dean of the Faculty of Law of Paris in 1906.

He became Chairman of the Legal Committee of the Banque de France, of the Litigation Committee of the Ministry of Finance, of the Commercial Legislation Committee at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and of the Technical Commission of the National Industrial Property Office.

Lyon-Caen was elected member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences in 1893, of which he became president in the section of legislation, public law and jurisprudence in 1905 and perpetual secretary in 1918. He is also president of the Société de législation comparée, of the Société d'études législatives, of the Institut de droit international, of the Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law and of the Economic and Social Sciences Section of the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques, as well as a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, of the British Academy, and the American Society of International Law.

Married to Louise Marguerite May, he is the father of the French judge Léon Lyon-Caen.

Works

De l’action « familiae erciscundae », en droit romain. Des partages d’ascendants, en droit français (1866) De la condition légale des sociétés étrangères en France (1870) Analyse d'un projet de loi sur l'acquisition et la perte de la nationalité fédérale et de la nationalité d'État dans la confédération de l'Allemagne du Nord (1871) Examen doctrinal. De la jurisprudence commerciale et industrielle en 1789 et 1880 (1881) Étude sur le divorce en Autriche (1882) Étude de droit international privé maritime (1883) La Convention littéraire et artistique du 19 avril 1883 conclue entre la France et l'Allemagne (1884) Précis de droit commercial (2 vol., en collaboration avec Louis Renault, 1879–1885) Dictionnaire de législation comparée. Droit commercial et droit industriel. Projet de nomenclature (1887) De l’agrégation des Facultés de droit, 1889 (1906) Lois françaises et étrangères sur la propriété littéraire et artistique (3 vol., en collaboration avec Paul Delalain, 1889–1896) Traité de droit commercial (8 vol., en collaboration avec Louis Renault, 1889–1899, 1906–1914) Recueil de documents sur la prévoyance sociale (1909) Notice sur la vie et les travaux de Gustave Ador (1929) Notice sur la vie et les travaux de Cormenin (1788-1868) (1930)

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
President, Dean, Perpetual Secretary of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, President of the Institut de Droit International
Employers
École Libre des Sciences Politiques
Awards
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Charles Léon Lyon-Caen

People in Charles Lyon-Caen's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Charles Lyon-Caen's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Charles Lyon-Caen?

French jurist (1843-1935)

When was Charles Lyon-Caen born?

Charles Lyon-Caen was born on 25 December 1843 in Paris.

When did Charles Lyon-Caen die?

Charles Lyon-Caen died on 17 December 1935 in Paris.

What was Charles Lyon-Caen's occupation?

Charles Lyon-Caen was a jurist and university teacher.

What nationality was Charles Lyon-Caen?

Charles Lyon-Caen was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles Lyon-Caen

· Wikidata: Q17350238

· DBpedia: Charles Lyon-Caen

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles Lyon-Caen. https://biography.guide/charles-lyon-caen/

MLA: "Charles Lyon-Caen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/charles-lyon-caen/.

Chicago: "Charles Lyon-Caen." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/charles-lyon-caen/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:30 UTC