René Charles Marie Guyon (; ; 27 May 1876 – 1963) was a French jurist, best known for having written upon the topic of

sexual ethics Sexual ethics (also known as sex ethics or sexual morality) is a branch of philosophy that considers the ethics or morality or otherwise in sexual behavior. Sexual ethics seeks to understand, evaluate and critique interpersonal relationships and ...

. René Guyon was born at

Sedan, Ardennes Sedan () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. It is also the chef-lieu (administrative centre) of the arrondissement of the same name. Location The town is situated about 200 km from Paris, ...

, and was involved in writing legal codes for

Siam Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 mi ...

(present

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

) and was the head judge of the supreme court of that country where he was given Thai name Phichan Bunyong ( th, พิชาญ บุลยง). He died in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

. The

René Guyon Society The René Guyon Society was an American organization that advocated sexual relationships with children. Most investigators considered it a one-man propaganda operation. It was named after René Guyon, a former judge who served on the Supreme Court ...

, a now-defunct pro-pedophile organization, was named after him, though he did not found the society nor was he involved with it.

Works

"Human Rights and the Denial of Sexual Freedom"
(1951) * ''The Ethics of Sexual Acts'' (''La légitimité des actes sexuels''), reprinted at the University Press of the Pacific (2001), * ''La liberté sexuelle''

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1876 births 1963 deaths People from Sedan, Ardennes French expatriates in Thailand French jurists French sexologists 20th-century jurists {{France-law-bio-stub