About François Connan
Lived 1508 – 1551 (aged 42–43). François Connan was a French philosopher.
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. 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.
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Commentaria iuris civilis, Paris, 1538.
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Who was François Connan?
French jurist and humanist
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François Connan was born in 1508 in Paris.
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François Connan died in 1551 in Paris.
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François Connan was a philosopher.
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François Connan was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). François Connan. https://biography.guide/francois-connan/
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