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Ulpian

170 - 228

Ulpian

Ulpian (; Latin: Gnaeus Domitius Annius Ulpianus; c. 170 – 223 or 228) was a Roman jurist born in Tyre in Roman Syria (modern Lebanon). He moved to Rome and rose to become considered one of the great legal authorities of his time. He was one of the five jurists upon whom decisions were to be based according to the Law of Citations of Valentinian III, and supplied the Justinian Digest about a third of its contents. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ulpian is the 8th most popular lawyer (down from 5th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Lawyer.

Ulpian is most famous for his writings on Roman law, especially the Corpus Juris Civilis.

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Among lawyers, Ulpian ranks 8 out of 136. Before him are Al-Shafi‘i, Charles Albert Gobat, Carlo Buonaparte, Louis Renault, John F. Kennedy Jr., and Henri La Fontaine. After him are Gaius, Al-Nawawi, Aemilius Papinianus, Tobias Asser, Paul Alexander, and J. Edgar Hoover.

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HPI: 79.28
Rank: 3
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HPI: 76.81
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Louis Renault
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HPI: 75.52
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John F. Kennedy Jr.
1960 - 1999
HPI: 75.32
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Henri La Fontaine
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HPI: 75.10
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Ulpian
170 - 228
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 8
Gaius
120 - 180
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 9
Al-Nawawi
1233 - 1278
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 10
Aemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 11
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 12
Paul Alexander
1946 - 2024
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 13
J. Edgar Hoover
1895 - 1972
HPI: 72.91
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 170, Ulpian ranks 2. Before him is Hippolytus of Rome. After him are Pupienus, Philostratus, Guo Jia, Herodian, and Pang De. Among people deceased in 228, Ulpian ranks 1. After him is Vologases VI.