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Jules Van Dievoet (/ˈdiːvʊt/, 7 March 1844 – 2 March 1917) was a Belgian jurist and Supreme Court advocate.[1]
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Jules van Dievoet | |
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Born | 7 March 1844 |
Died | 2 March 1917 72) Brussels | (aged
Resting place | Brussels Cemetery |
Nationality | Kingdom of Belgium |
Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, jurist |
Family | Van Dievoet family |
He was the son of Augustus Van Dievoet, jurist, lawyer, historian and Latin writer.
He married Marguerite Anspach (18 September 1852 – 24 December 1934), daughter of Jules Anspach, burgomaster of the City of Brussels.
After studying at the Athénée de Bruxelles and studying at the Faculty of Law of the Free University of Brussels, where he obtained his doctorate in law with distinction in 1865, he was destined for the career of a lawyer.
After an internship at Louis Leclercq, he was sworn in as a lawyer on 18 August 1865. He was appointed barrister at the Court of Cassation by Royal Decree of 31 December 1880, replacing Auguste Orts, who had died.
He was president of the Bar of Cassation from 1900 to 1902.
He was a member of the circle of influence known as La Table Ronde lit. 'The Round Table' which consisted of 20 personalities who "seem to have been men of confidence of Leopold II".[2]
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