Bettina d'Andrea, (b. in Bologna – d. 1355) was an Italian legal scholar and professor in law and

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at the university of Padua. As the daughter of Giovanni d'Andrea, professor in Canon law at the university of Bologna, she was educated by her father. She married Giovanni di San Giorgio, a professor at the university of Padua, and became active there as his colleague. Her sister,

Novella d'Andrea Novella d'Andrea, (b. 1312 in Bologna – d. 1333 (or around 1346 or 1366)), was an Italian legal scholar and professor in law at the university of Bologna. As the daughter of Giovanni d'Andrea, a professor in Canon law at the University of Bolo ...

, taught law at the university at Bologna until her death. Bettina's grave states in Latin: "sepulcrum domine bitine, filie qdam uondamdomini iohanis andrea de bononia archidoctoris decretorum tuxoris domini iohanis de sancto georgio de bononia doctoris decreto umque obiit anno domini MCCCLV die lune quinto octubris". This roughly translates into English as: "The grave of Lady Bettina, daughter of master Giovanni d’Andrea from Bologna, great doctor in law, and wife of master Giovanni di San Giorgio from Bologna, doctor in law, who died in 1355, Monday 5th October."

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* Jennifer S. Uglow, ''The Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography'', Macmillan, 1982, 1335 deaths Jurists from Bologna 14th-century Italian women Canon law jurists Academic staff of the University of Padua Year of birth unknown 14th-century educators 14th-century Italian jurists {{Italy-law-bio-stub