Irnerius was an Italian jurist born around 1050 who died sometime after 1125 and before 1140. He founded the School of Glossators and revived the study of medieval Roman law, teaching the newly recovered lawcode of Justinian I at the University of Bologna and introducing the practice of annotating legal texts with explanatory glosses, at first between the lines and later in the margins. His recovery and teaching of Roman law at Bologna in the 1070s initiated a transformative period in European legal history, helping establish a European law that was written, systematic, comprehensive and rational, and based on Roman law, making him a foundational figure in modern legal education and jurisprudence.
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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.
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Archaeogate: Gianfranco Purpura, "La Littera Florentina", 2001 (in Italian) Works of Irnerius at ParalipomenaIuris 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.
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Irnerius taught along lines firmly established in the teaching of Scripture, by reading aloud a section of the civil law, which the students would copy, and add to the text his commentary and explanatory glosses.
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Wikidata Q711580, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1050
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P19 (place of birth): Bologna
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