Jan Wames, Latinized Johannes Wamesius (1524—1590) was a professor of

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at the University of Leuven.

Life

Wamesius studied law and ancient languages at Leuven, graduating

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on 29 August 1553. In 1555 he was appointed a professor in the Faculty of Law, and in 1570 first professor of canon law. He wrote legal opinions on the application of both canon and civil law that were highly valued by the governor-general,

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. He was offered a place on the governor-general's council but turned down the appointment in order to keep teaching. His writings were only published posthumously. One case on which he advised on the application of the law of negligence was that of Willem van Aarschot, who while walking near an archery range was blinded in one eye by an arrow shot by Willem van den Putte.E.G.D. van Dongen, ''Contributory Negligence: A Historical and Comparative Study'' (Leiden, 2014), p. 230.

Writings

*''Recitationes ad tit. XXVIII lib. II Decret. de Appellationibus'' (Leuven,

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, 1599); dedicated to Heinrich von Ruisschenberch, commander of the

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*''Responsorum sive Consiliorum de Jure pontificio'' (2 vols., Leuven, Gerard Rivius, 1605); dedicated to Ferdinand of Bavaria * (3 vols., Leuven, Hendrik Hastens, 1625); dedicated to the

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References

External links

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Responsorum sive Consiliorum de Jure pontificio
(1605 edition) on Google Books
Responsorum sive Consiliorum ad Jus forumque civile pertinentium centuriae
(1625 edition) on Google Books {{DEFAULTSORT:Wamesius, Johannes 1524 births 1590 deaths Writers from Liège 16th-century writers in Latin Academic staff of the Old University of Leuven Belgian legal scholars