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Irnerius

1050 - 1140

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Irnerius (c. 1050 – after 1125), sometimes referred to as lucerna juris ("lantern of the law"), was an Italian jurist, and founder of the School of Glossators and thus of the tradition of medieval Roman Law. He taught the newly recovered Roman lawcode of Justinian I, the Corpus Juris Civilis, among the liberal arts at the University of Bologna, his native city. The recovery and revival of Roman law, taught first at Bologna in the 1070s, was a momentous event in European cultural history. Irnerius' interlinear glosses on the Corpus Juris Civilis stand at the beginnings of a European law that was written, systematic, comprehensive and rational, and based on Roman law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irnerius is the 29th most popular lawyer (down from 22nd in 2019), the 1,535th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,287th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Irnerius ranks 29 out of 136. Before him are Carla Del Ponte, Muhammad al-Shaybani, Raphael Lemkin, Peter Benenson, Al-Tahawi, and Al-Mawardi. After him are Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Kiki Camarena, Warren Christopher, Ewald Georg von Kleist, John Kerr, and Baldus de Ubaldis.

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Among people born in 1050, Irnerius ranks 14. Before him are Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Olaf III of Norway, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Halsten Stenkilsson, Walter Sans Avoir, and Amadeus II, Count of Savoy. After him are Leopold II, Margrave of Austria, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, Aq Sunqur al-Hajib, Ahmad al-Muqtadir, Berthold II, Duke of Swabia, and Li Tang. Among people deceased in 1140, Irnerius ranks 1. After him are Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, Leo I, Prince of Armenia, William of Malmesbury, Petrus Alphonsi, and Diego Gelmírez.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Irnerius ranks 1,535 out of 5,161. Before him are Carlo Blasis (1797), Carlo Maratta (1625), Paolo Boi (1528), Alessandro Stradella (1643), Coluccio Salutati (1331), and Henry Benedict Stuart (1725). After him are Antipope Eulalius (310), Antipope Constantine II (710), Felix of Cantalice (1515), Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1835), Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682), and Andrea Solari (1460).

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Among LAWYERS In Italy

Among lawyers born in Italy, Irnerius ranks 1. After him are Baldus de Ubaldis (1327), Cino da Pistoia (1270), Alfenus Varus (-100), Alberico Gentili (1552), and Dario Franceschini (1958).

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