Filippo Decio

Filippo Decio or Decius (1454 – c. 1535) was an Italian jurist whose services were courted by European universities and rulers. He was an influential representative of the pre-Humanist scholastic ius commune tradition, and one of the leading jurists of his time together with Felino Sandeo, Antonio Cocchi Donati and Bartolomeo Socini.

Filippo Decio
Woodcut of Filippo Decio from Pauli Iovii Novocomensis episcopi Nucerini Vitae illustrium virorum: tomis duobus comprehensae, & proprijs imaginibus illustratae by Paolo Giovio
Born1454
DiedOctober 13, 1535(1535-10-13) (aged 80–81)
Siena
NationalityMilanese
Other namesPhilippus Decius
Occupationjurist
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