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Georges Vedel

Also Known As Le doyen
Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe

Georges Vedel was a French professor of public law, born in Auch in 1910 and dying in 2002. Credited with reshaping the discipline of public law in France through a theory uniting constitutional and regulatory law, he served as a member of France's Constitutional Council from 1980 to 1989 after being appointed by President Valery Giscard d'Estaing. He was elected to the Academie Francaise in 1998 and was known as a strong advocate for European federalism.

Facts
Role
Public law professor from Auch, France 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
French 2
Born
1910 3
Birth Date
1910-07-05 3
Birthplace
Auch 3
Died
2002 3
Death Date
2002-02-21 3
Place of Death
7th arrondissement of Paris 3
Classification
Field of Law
Constitutional Law 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 2
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Wikipedia
  • Full article, gender
    Vedel is credited as being "the reviser of public law [in France]." He was a faculty member of universities in Poitiers, Toulouse, and Paris, at both Panthéon-Assas University.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Georges Vedel was a French professor of public law, born in Auch in 1910 and dying in 2002.
  • Introduction, role
    Georges Vedel was a French public law professor from Auch, France.
  • In Legal System: French Legal System, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a French public law professor from Auch
  • Member Of: Conseil Constitutionnel (Constitutional Council of France), Wikipedia category: cat:Members of the Constitutional Council (France)
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3. Wikidata: Georges Vedel
  • Wikidata Q679004, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1910
  • Wikidata Q679004, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1910-07-05
  • Wikidata Q679004, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 2002
  • Wikidata Q679004, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 2002-02-21
  • Wikidata Q679004, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Auch
  • Wikidata Q679004, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): 7th arrondissement of Paris
  • Wikidata Q679004, P1449/P4970 alias claim (fr)
    also known as: Le doyen
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