René David was a prominent French legal scholar and comparativist who made significant contributions to the field. comparative law[1]. Born in 1929, he began his academic career at the University of Grenoble and later taught as a visiting professor at Cambridge. During the Second World War, he was captured and imprisoned in Germany, then joined the French Resistance, suffering serious injuries in Corsica. From 1945 to 1968, he held the Chair of Law[2] He taught comparative law at the University of Paris and then at Aix-en-Provence until his retirement in 1976. David is best known for his groundbreaking work "Major Legal Systems in the Present World", which has been translated into multiple languages and established him as a leading expert in comparative legal studies. In 1976, he was awarded the prestigious Erasmus Prize for his contribution to the culture[3] European, recognising its influential role in the development of comparative law as an academic discipline.
René David (Paris, France, 12th January of 1906 - Aix-en-Provence, France, 26th May of 1990) was a jurist French.
| René David | |
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| Birth | 12th January of 1906 Paris, France |
| Death | 26th May of 1990 (84 years old) Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Nationality |  French
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| Occupation | Jurist |
| Prizes | Erasmus Prize |
| Magnum opus | The great contemporary systems of law (1964) |
| Field(s) | Comparative Law Civil law |
He began his teaching career in 1929, at the age of 23, when he passed a competitive examination at the University Law School. University of Grenoble. From 1933 to 1935 he was a visiting professor at the University of Cambridgeat the request of Harold Cooke Gutteridgethen a teacher at Comparative Law in the institution.
Combatant in World War IIIn the end, he was captured and imprisoned in a prison camp. Oflag X-Bat Germany. After fleeing, he returned to Grenoblewhere he was soon joined by Resistance. In battle at Corsica was seriously injured, and the episode imposed serious motor limitations on him for the rest of his life.
At the end of the war, he took over as Comparative Law in the University of Paris (fr), remaining there until 1968, when the student uprising of May 1968 triggered a major restructuring of the university, which would culminate in its division into thirteen independent institutions two years later. Faced with the uncertain situation, he chose to move to Aix-en-ProvenceHe went on to teach at local universityHe stayed there until he retired from teaching in 1976.
That same year, he received the Erasmus Prizefor his outstanding contribution to European culture.
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