Paul Fournier (26 November 1853, Calais – 14 May 1935, Paris) was a French legal historian. He was a member of the

Institut de France The (; ) is a French learned society, grouping five , including the Académie Française. It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute ...

Biography

Born in Calais, Paul Fournier obtained a law degree before studying the history of institutions at the

École Nationale des Chartes The École Nationale des Chartes (, literally National School of Charters) is a French ''grande école'' and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at ...

, of which he was graduated in 1879 with a thesis on ''Officialités au Moyen Âge'' (Paris, 1880). Agrégé in 1881, he was appointed professor or Roman law at the University of Grenoble where he would stay thirty three years, becoming dean of the faculty in 1904. He was appointed to the University of Paris in 1914. In 1911 he was elected a member of the

Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France. The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigr ...

. He is best known as a specialist in

canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is th ...

Selected works

*1886
''Un adversaire inconnu de saint Bernard et de Pierre Lombard''
*1887
''La questiondes fausses décrétales''
*1894
''Une collection canonique italienne du commencement du XIIe siècle''
*1895
''La constitution de Léon XIII sur les églises unies d'Orient''
*1901
''Étude sur les pénitentiels''
*1904
''Un curé lorrain au XVIIIe siècle''

Sources

* ''

Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes The ''Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes'' is a journal dedicated to the study and use of medieval manuscripts. It was founded in 1839 and continues to provide bi-annual issues with articles and abstracts in French, English, and German. Star ...

'', 1936, vol. 97, (p. 228–232)

External links

Paul Fournier et l'histoire de l'Église de France
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fournier, Paul Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres École Nationale des Chartes alumni 19th-century French historians 20th-century French historians Legal historians French medievalists French palaeographers 1853 births People from Calais 1935 deaths Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America