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18 - Paul Fournier

(1853–1935)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2019

By
Brigitte Basdevant-Gaudemet  and
Rafael Domingo
Edited by
Olivier Descamps  and
Rafael Domingo
Olivier Descamps
Affiliation:
Pantheon-Assas University, Paris
Rafael Domingo
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
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Summary

Paul Fournier (1853–1935) is considered one of the greatest historians of medieval canon law of the last two centuries. Indefatigable, prolific, and meticulous, he opened new paths in research to new generations in a time in which French jurists did not pay much attention to canon law. Fournier’s academic mission was precisely to cover that important intellectual gap, giving new life and light to canon-law science in French public universities. Many of his writings, especially those dealing with medieval ecclesiastical courts and those referring to canonical collections, are of lasting value. His academic footprint has continued through the work of great pupils and pupils of pupils such as Gabriel Le Bras and Jean Gaudemet. As a secondary actor in the religious events related to the French Third Republic, Fournier was able to accommodate his traditional Catholicism to the new social trends and to sow peace at a convulsive time in the relations between the Catholic Church and the French state. The influence Fournier exercised over the general ideas of his time, both in the legal field and in philosophical and moral terms, cannot be minimized.
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Great Christian Jurists in French History , pp. 309 - 323
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Basdevant-Gaudemet, Brigitte. “Fournier, Paul-Eugène-Louis.” In Dictionnaire historique des juristes français, XIIe–XXe siècle. Edited by Arabeyre, Patrick, Halpérin, Jean-Louis, and Krynen, Jacques, 343. Paris: PUF, 2007.Google Scholar
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Fournier, Paul. in collaboration with Gabriel Le Bras. Histoire des collections canoniques en Occident depuis les Fausses Décrétales jusqu’au Décret de Gratien, Vol. I, De la Réforme carolingienne à la Réforme grégorienne [Paris: Sirey, 1931]; Vol. II, De la Réforme grégorienne au Décret de Gratien [Paris: Sirey, 1932].Google Scholar
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