Désiré Dalloz (12 August 1795 – 12 January 1869) was a French

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, politician and publisher.

Life

Born in

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, Jura, he pursued the profession of an advocate. He was admitted to the

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of the Cour royale in 1817, and practiced law before the French high courts from 1823 to 1836. His

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s were reproduced in legal journals such as '' Moniteur'' and '' Gazette des tribunaux''. Dalloz represented the département of Jura in Parliament from 1837 to 1848, supporting the

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. He died in Paris after having suffered from

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for twenty years. His principal contribution to

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is the advancement of the study of judicial decisions. Dalloz headed a journal dedicated to that purpose, the ''Jurisprudence du royaume. Recueil periodique et critique''. In 1832 he published the ''Répertoire de jurisprudence générale du royaume'', an index, summary and reference of all contemporary judicial decisions; an expanded and updated version was published from 1845 to 1870. Together with his brother Armand, he founded the legal publishing house

Dalloz Dalloz is a French publisher that specializes in legal matters and is France's main legal publisher. It was founded by Désiré Dalloz and his brother Armand in 1845. Dalloz was acquired by Groupe de La Cite in 1989. CEP acquired almost complete ...

, which still publishes the Recueil Dalloz.

References

* 1795 births 1869 deaths 19th-century French lawyers Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery {{france-law-bio-stub