Gabriel Mudaeus ( c. 1500, Brecht – 21 April 1560,

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), born Gabriël van der Muyden, was a

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jurist and humanist who revived the study of law in Belgium. As a professor in the Faculty of Law at the

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, Mudaeus introduced the

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method of research into a field that had been dominated exclusively by tradition; among his pupils were

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, Jacob Reyvaert (Raevardus), and

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References

* R. C. Van Caenegem, D. E. L. Johnston. ''An Historical Introduction to Private Law.'' Cambridge University Press, 1992. * David M. Walker, ''The Oxford Companion to Law.'' Oxford University Press, 1980. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mudaeus, Gabriel 1500 births 1560 deaths Belgian jurists Flemish Renaissance humanists People from Brecht, Belgium Academic staff of the Old University of Leuven French male non-fiction writers