1. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Duvergier was a French lawyer and expert on jurisprudence who was known for his work in collecting and publishing laws and ordinances.
11 Facts About Jean-Baptiste Duvergier
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier served as Minister of Justice and Cults in the government of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte from 17 July 1869 to 2 January 1870.
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier studied law in Bordeaux, then moved to Paris where he completed his studies and founded his law firm.
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier was one of the founders of the journal Le Producteur, and with Olinde Rodrigues belonged to the first circle of friends of Saint Simon.
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier was interested in the utilitarianism of Saint-Simon's disciple Jeremy Bentham.
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier soon became well known for his legal expertise and attracted a clientele of wealthy businessmen and political leaders.
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier presided over a section of the Council of State in 1866.
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier was appointed Minister of Justice and Religious Affairs on 17 July 1869, replacing Jules Baroche.
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier is best known for starting the Collection complete des lois, decrets, ordonnances, reglements, avis du Conseil-d'Etat published by A Guyot et Scribe.
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier co-authored a Collection des constitutions, chartes et lois fondamentales des peuples de l'Europe et des deux Ameriques avec des precis offrant l'histoire des libertes et des institutions politiques chez les nations modernes.
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Jean-Baptiste Duvergier published his views on the relationship between workers and employers in an article titled Des caracteres distinctifs du louage d'ouvrage et du mandat salarie in the Revue de Legislation et de Jurisprudence.