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Jean-Jacques-Regis de Cambaceres

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Jean-Jacques-Regis de Cambaceres, Duke of Parma, lived from October 18, 1753 to March 8, 1824 and was a French lawyer and statesman active during the French Revolution and the First French Empire. He is best remembered as one of the authors of the Napoleonic Code, which still forms the basis of French civil law and French-inspired civil law in many countries.

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RoleSourced to the subject's own account
Second Consul of France (1799-1804); Arch-Chancellor of the French Empire; principal architect of the Napoleonic Code 1
Nationality / JurisdictionSourced to the subject's own account
France; French civil law, principal architect of the Napoleonic Code 1
BornSourced to the subject's own account
1753 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1753-10-18 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Montpellier, France 1
DiedSourced to the subject's own account
1824 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1824-03-08 1
Place of DeathSourced to the subject's own account
Paris, France 1
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Field of LawSourced to the subject's own account
Civil / Private Law 1
GenderSourced to the subject's own account
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 2
Role (category)
Politician 2
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Source Wikipedia: Jean-Jacques-Regis de CambaceresLead sentence 1tier 3
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Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, Duke of Parma (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak ʁeʒis də kɑ̃baseʁɛs]; 18 October 1753 – 8 March 1824), was a French lawyer and statesman active during the French Revolution and the First French Empire.
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1. Wikipedia: Jean-Jacques-Regis de Cambaceres
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  • Introduction
    Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, Duke of Parma (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak ʁeʒis də kɑ̃baseʁɛs]; 18 October 1753 - 8 March 1824), was a French lawyer and statesman active during the French Revolution and the First French Empire.
  • Early life section, para 1
    Cambaceres was born in Montpellier, into a family of the legal nobility.
  • Later life section, death sentence
    He was a member of the Academie Francaise and lived quietly in Paris until his death in 1824.
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2. Wikidata: Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
Wikidata Q290045 self-citation (QID resolved for a previously unsourced jurist)
Quote, Wikidata Q290045 self-citation (QID resolved for a previously unsourced jurist)
P31 (instance of): human; QID resolved and verified for this jurist (Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès)
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