Family tree of John BOUVIER

Lawyer, judge

American Born Jean BOUVIER

American jurist and legal lexicographer

Born on 1787 in Codognan, Gard , France

Died on November 18, 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States

Deceased on November 18 33

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Bouvier

Guillaume

1690 -

Laurian

Jeanne

1695 -

Clavel

Jean

1691 - 1770

Carriere

Marie

Bouvier

Guillaume

1715 -

Clavel

Marie

1715 -

Benezet

Jehan Pierre

1735 -

Mazolier

Jehane

1740 -

Bouvier

Jean

1760 - 1803

Benezet

Marie

1765 - 1823

Bouvier

John

1787 - 1851

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He is known for his legal writings, particularly his Law Dictionary Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America and of the Several States of the American Union (1839). It is believed to be the first legal dictionary to be based on American law, and is still in publication. It has been frequently revised and republished, and was retitled Bouvier's Law Dictionary in 1897. Bouvier also published The Institutes of American Law (1851) and an edition of Matthew Bacon's Abridgment of the Law.

© Copyright Wikipédia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3.0 ... He is known for his legal writings, particularly his Law Dictionary Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America and of the Several States of the American Union (1839). It is believed to be the first legal dictionary to be based on American law, and is still in publication. It has been frequently revised and republished, and was retitled Bouvier's Law Dictionary in 1897. Bouvier also published The Institutes of American Law (1851) and an edition of Matthew Bacon's Abridgment of the Law.