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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irnerius has received more than 92,373 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Irnerius is the 22nd most popular lawyer (down from 18th in 2019), the 1,287th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,331st in 2019) and the most popular Italian Lawyer.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 1.57

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Among lawyers, Irnerius ranks 22 out of 136. Before him are Muhammad al-Shaybani, Raphael Lemkin, Al-Tahawi, Carla Del Ponte, Al-Mawardi, and John F. Kennedy Jr.. After him are Peter Benenson, Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Helmuth James von Moltke, Ewald Georg von Kleist, Warren Christopher, and Al-Sarakhsi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1050, Irnerius ranks 11. Before him are Peter the Hermit, Roscellinus, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Olaf III of Norway, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, and Halsten Stenkilsson. After him are Walter Sans Avoir, Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, Leopold II, Margrave of Austria, Aq Sunqur al-Hajib, and Domenico Michiel. 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 1,287 out of 5,161. Before him are Cornelius Gallus (-69), Iullus Antonius (-43), Agrippa Postumus (-12), Antonio Lotti (1667), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920), and Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700). After him are Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria (1783), Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1870), Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria (1777), Alessandro Stradella (1643), Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (1843), and Philippe Buonarroti (1761).

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Among LAWYERS In Italy

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

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