Fábio Konder Comparato (born October 6, 1936) is a Brazilian lawyer,
jurist
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and writer. He is a retired
full professor
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of
Commercial Law
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and
Philosophy of Law
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at
University of São Paulo
The Universidade de São Paulo (, USP) is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil.
The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in ...
.
He holds a
doctor's degree
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from
University of Paris
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and an
honorary doctorate
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from
University of Coimbra
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.
References
1936 births
Living people
Recipients of the Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit (Brazil)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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