Azo of Bologna (flourished about 1150 to 1230) was an Italian jurist and leading member of the medieval glossators, the school of legal scholars at Bologna who annotated the Roman legal texts of Justinian Corpus Juris Civilis. He is best known for his Summa Codicis, a comprehensive commentary organized around Justinian Code that became a standard legal handbook across medieval Europe and was reprinted for centuries, and for teaching the jurist Accursius. His authority was such that a medieval legal saying held that a case without Azo behind it would not reach court.
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RoleInfluential Italian jurist and a member of the school of the so-called glossators 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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1. Azo of Bologna (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction, gender
He was a teacher of Franciscus Accursius.
Introduction, nationality
Azo of Bologna (flourished about 1150 to 1230) was an Italian jurist and leading member of the medieval glossators, the school of legal scholars at Bologna who annotated the Roman legal texts of Justinian Corpus Juris Civilis.
Introduction
Azo of Bologna or Azzo or Azolenus (fl. 1150-1230) was an influential Italian jurist and a member of the school of the so-called glossators.
Introduction, field of law
Born circa 1150 in Bologna, Azo studied under Joannes Bassianus and became professor of civil law at Bologna.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Azo of Bologna
Wikidata Q531181, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1150
Wikidata Q531181, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1225
Wikidata Q531181, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Bologna
Wikidata Q531181, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Bologna
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