Diodorus Tuldenus

Diodorus Tuldenus, born Theodoor van Tulden (died 16 November, 1645) was regius professor of Civil Law at the University of Leuven.

Diodorus Tuldenus
Theodoor van Tulden
Portrait of Tuldenus engraved by Pieter de Jode II after Anthony van Dyck, from Icones Principum Vivorum Doctorum (1648)
Born	late 16th century 's-Hertogenbosch
Died	16 November 1645 Mechelen
Nationality	Brabantine
Alma mater	Old University of Leuven
Spouse	Catherine-Claire van Grevenbroeck
Children	Florent Tuldenus
Scientific career
Fields	Roman law, Judicial corruption
Institutions	City council of 's-Hertogenbosch; Old University of Leuven
Thesis	(1633)
Academic advisors	Erycius Puteanus

Life

Tuldenus was born in 's-Hertogenbosch at an unknown date in the late 16th century, the son of Nicolas Van Tulden, a lawyer who served on the city council. He then attended the University of Leuven, where he studied moral and political philosophy under Erycius Puteanus and thereafter law. Graduating in 1615, he returned to 's-Hertogenbosch and joined the city administration. In 1620 he obtained the chair in civil law at the university, with dispensation for his lack of a doctorate. He obtained the doctorate of law in 1633. In 1645 he was appointed to the Great Council of Mechelen, the highest court of appeal in the Spanish Netherlands. He died in Mechelen on 16 November 1645, only four months after taking up the position.

He was married to Catherine-Claire van Grevenbroeck, and one of their sons, Florent Tuldenus, later himself became a councillor of the Great Council.

Works

Commentarius ad Codicem iustinianeum, 1712 edition

• Dissertationum Socraticarum libri duo. Leuven, 1620.
• De principiis jurisprudentiae libri quatuor. Leuven, P. Dormalius, 1621
• Ad Institutionum juris civilis Imperatoris Justiniani libros quatuor commentarius. Leuven, 1622. A commentary on the Institutes of Justinian, dedicated to Jacobus Boonen.
• De causis corruptorum judiciorum et remediis libri quatuor. Cologne, 1624. Dedicated to the States of Brabant.
• De jurisprudentia extemporali sive series regularum. 2 vols., Leuven, 1628-1629.
• De cognitione sui libri quinque. Leuven, 1630. Dedicated to Antwerp city council.
• Initiamenta jurisprudentiae tredecim orationibus auspicalibus comprehensa. Leuven, 1633. Dedicated to Frans I van Kinschot.
• Commentarius ad codicem Justinianeum. Louvain, 1651. A commentary on the Codex Justinianus.
• Opera omnia. 4 vols., Leuven, Gilles Denique, 1702–1712.

Editions

• Commentary on the Institutes (1628 edition) on Google Books
• Commentary on the Codex Justinianus (1650 edition) on Google Books
• Commentarius ad Codicem iustinianeum (in Latin). Leuven: Gilles Denique. 1712.
• In quatuor libros Institutionum iuris civilis commentarius (in Latin). Leuven: Gilles Denique. 1702.
• De iurisprudentia extemporali (in Latin). Leuven: Gilles Denique. 1702.
• De causis corruptorum iudiciorum et remediis (in Latin). Leuven: Gilles Denique. 1702.
• Initiamenta iurisprudentiae tredecim orationibus auspicalibus comprehensa (in Latin). Leuven: Gilles Denique. 1702.
• De principiis iurisprudentiae (in Latin). Leuven: Gilles Denique. 1702.
• De civili regimine (in Latin). Leuven: Gilles Denique. 1702.
• Commentarius in Digesta (in Latin). Vol. 1. Leuven: Gilles Denique. 1702.
• Commentarius in Digesta (in Latin). Vol. 2. Leuven: Gilles Denique. 1702.