Willem Jans Zwalve (born 7 September 1949) is a Dutch legal historian. He was a professor at the University of Groningen from 1987 until 1993 and subsequently at Leiden University from 1993 until 2014.

Life

Zwalve was born 7 September 1949 in Groningen.[1] In his youth he had an interest in studying ancient languages or history, but his father stated: "I don't want to subsidize hobbies". Zwalve thus started studying law in 1968.[2] While working as a scientific employee Zwalve became inspired by watching Herman Jan Scheltema and others work on a translation of the Corpus Juris Civilis.[3] Zwalve obtained his PhD at the University of Groningen in 1981 with a thesis titled: "Proeve ener theorie der denegatio actionis : een onderzoek naar de positie van de magistraat in het Romeinse burgerlijke procesrecht", a work on Roman civil procedure.[1][2] Zwalve was a professor of law and comparative law at the University of Groningen from 1987 until 1993. He was professor of legal history at Leiden University from 1993 until 2014.[1]

Zwalve was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009.[4] German jurist Reinhard Zimmermann has described Zwalve's "Hoofdstukken uit de geschiedenis van het Europese privaatrecht" as a pioneering historical and comparative study.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Willem Jans Zwalve (Willem)" (in Dutch). Leiden University. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Sharifi, Mohammad; Jeurissen, Maurice (2014). "In gesprek met: Willem Zwalve" (PDF). Novum Magazine (in Dutch). No. 5 (35 ed.). pp. 6–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mr. van de week: Willem Zwalve". Mr.nl (in Dutch). 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Willem Zwalve" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Reimann, M.; Zimmermann, R. (2019). The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law. Oxford Handbooks. OUP Oxford. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-19-256551-8. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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