Diodorus Tuldenus, born Theodoor van Tulden (died 16 November, 1645) was

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of Civil Law at the University of Leuven.

Life

Tuldenus was born in

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at an unknown date in the late 16th century, the son of Nicolas Van Tulden, a lawyer who served on the city council.Paul Bergmans, "Tulden (Théodore Van)", ''

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''
vol. 25
(Brussels, 1932), 833-835. He then attended the University of Leuven, where he studied moral and political philosophy under

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and thereafter law. Graduating in 1615, he returned to 's-Hertogenbosch and joined the city administration. In 1620 he obtained the chair in civil law at the university, with dispensation for his lack of a doctorate. He obtained the doctorate of law in 1633. In 1645 he was appointed to the

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, the highest court of appeal in the

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. He died in

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on 16 November 1645, only four months after taking up the position. He was married to Catherine-Claire van Grevenbroeck, and one of their sons, Florent Tuldenus, later himself became a councillor of the Great Council.

Works

* ''Dissertationum Socraticarum libri duo''. Leuven, 1620. * ''De principiis jurisprudentiae libri quatuor''. Leuven, P. Dormalius, 1621 * ''Ad Institutionum juris civilis Imperatoris Justiniani libros quatuor commentarius''. Leuven, 1622. A commentary on the

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, dedicated to Jacobus Boonen. 1633 Editio
available via KU Leuven Special Collections.
* ''De causis corruptorum judiciorum et remediis libri quatuor''. Cologne, 1624. Dedicated to the

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. * ''De jurisprudentia extemporali sive series regularum''. 2 vols., Leuven, 1628-1629. * ''De cognitione sui libri quinque''. Leuven, 1630. Dedicated to

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city council. Iena, 1706
available via KU Leuven Special Collections
* ''Initiamenta jurisprudentiae tredecim orationibus auspicalibus comprehensa''. Leuven, 1633. Dedicated to Frans I van Kinschot
Available via KU Leuven Special Collections.
* ''Commentarius ad codicem Justinianeum''. Louvain, 1651. A commentary on the

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. * ''Opera omnia''. 4 vols., Leuven, Gilles Denique, 1702–1712.

Editions

Commentary on the ''Institutes''
(1628 edition) on Google Books
Commentary on the ''Codex Justinianus''
(1650 edition) on Google Books * * * * * * * * *

References

External links

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