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Jean Pradel

1933 – 2021

French jurist

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Lived 1933 – 2021 (aged 87). Jean Pradel was a French jurist, magistrate and university teacher.

Jean Pradel (29 October 1933 – 12 July 2021) was a French jurist, magistrate, and professor. He specialised in criminal law.

Biography Pradel studied at the Faculty of Law at the University of Poitiers from 1951 to 1957 and subsequently passed the entrance exam for the French National School for the Judiciary. He briefly served as a deputy judge at the of Brest before serving in the Algerian War from 1958 to 1960. In 1962, he became a Deputy and a military prosecutor in Nemours.

In 1970, Pradel became an associate lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Tunis University before returning to his alma mater, the Faculty of Law of Poitiers, in 1972 as a professor. He retired in 2003. While at Poitiers, he directed the institute of judicial studies and the institute of criminal sciences. He served on the from 1984 to 1997. In 2000, he became a professor of criminal studies at the Institut catholique d'études supérieures in La Roche-sur-Yon.

Jean Pradel died on 12 July 2021 at the age of 87.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Poitiers
Employers
University of Poitiers, Catholic Institute of Higher Studies, Tunis University
Awards
Officer of the Legion of Honour; Knight of the National Order of Merit; Honorary doctor of the University of Neuchâtel

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jean Pradel's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jean Pradel?

French jurist (1933–2021)

When was Jean Pradel born?

Jean Pradel was born on 29 October 1933 in Châtellerault.

When did Jean Pradel die?

Jean Pradel died on 7 July 2021 in Poitiers.

What was Jean Pradel's occupation?

Jean Pradel was a jurist, magistrate and university teacher.

What nationality was Jean Pradel?

Jean Pradel was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean Pradel

· Wikidata: Q3174107

· DBpedia: Jean Pradel

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