Marcel Planiol | |
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| Born | 23 September 1853 Nantes, France |
| Died | 31 August 1931 (aged 77) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Professor of Law |
Marcel Planiol (23 September 1853 – 31 August 1931) was a French professor of law at the University of Rennes, then at the Sorbonne. He wrote on the law and on historical Brittany. He is known for his Elementary Treatise of Civil Law (1901), which attempted to explain French civil law in terms of elementary principles, particularly the maxims of Roman law.