Alberico Gentili was born in Macerata, Italy back in 1552 to Matteo and Lucrezia. At the tender age of 20 he had obtained a doctoral degree in law form the University of Perugia. After graduating he was elected as the chief judge of Ascoli. Because of his Protestant beliefs he had to flee Italy, moving several times before winding up in London, England.
He taught law at St. John’s College, Oxford and was a tutor for Queen Elizabeth I, teaching her Italian. He was appointed the Regius professor of civil law at Oxford University, where he stayed for 21 years. He prepared a revised version of the statutory laws of his home town, which he completed in 1577. He died in London in 1608, he was 56.
What you may not know about Alberico is that he is heralded as the founder of the science of international law. He is the earliest writer on public international law.
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