, grandson of James, the subject of the last article, followed the profession
, grandson of James, the
subject of the last article, followed the profession of the
law, in which he became very eminent. He was born at
Basil, Sept. 1617, and was educated partly in that city,
and partly at Montbeliard. After taking his master’s degree, in 1634, he applied particularly to the study of civil
law, but without neglecting philology and philosophy.
According to the custom of his countrymen, he travelled fot
some time in France, England, Holland, and Germany,
where he became acquainted, and established a correspondence with the literati of those countries, particularly
with Salmasius. In 1649 he was made doctor of laws, and in
1652 professor of the institutes at Basil: and fourteen
years afterwards professor of the Pandects. He was also
twice rector of the university. His reputation brought a
great concourse of students thither, particularly foreigners,
and his agreeable conversation and temper not a little
contributed to increase the number of his pupils. Besides
his fame as a lawyer, he was not less esteemed for his acquaintance with Roman antiquities and polite literature in
general. It is said he wrote verse with as great facility as
prose, but his talents in versification have probably been
over- rated. He had more reputation from his success as
a teacher, and the perspicuous manner in which he lectured on subjects of law. He died Sept. 1677, leaving
several professional works “Dispntationes de lege
”
“Manuductio ad jus canonicum et civile
” “Dubia Juridica,
” &c.