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Jan Vranken

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Johannes Bernardus Marie "Jan" Vranken (1948 – 17 June 2025)[1] was a professor in the Private Law Department of Tilburg University, The Netherlands.[2]

Vranken specialized in Civil Law, Civil Procedure, Jurisprudence and Methodology in private law[3] on which subjects he published extensively.[4][5] He received an honorary doctorate from Leiden University [citation needed] and built his reputation as a distinguished practician and theoretician in civil law as Advocate General at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. He was appointed Director of Schoordijk Institute of Tilburg University (Research School for Legislative Studies). In addition, he was awarded the Royal Honour in the order of the Dutch Lion.[6]

Vranken was a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences beginning in 1993.[7]

He died on 17 June 2025, at the age of 77.[8]

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  1. ^ http://authorities.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?AuthRecID=999790&v1=1&HC=1&SEQ=20080417073852&PID=5882
  2. ^ "prof.mr. Jan Vranken | Tilburg University". www.tilburguniversity.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  3. ^ "- Tilburg University". archive.ph. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  4. ^ "J B M Vranken Books - List of books by J B M Vranken". www.allbookstores.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  5. ^ Publication list of prof.mr. J.B.M. (Jan) Vranken Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Tilburg University - Prizes, appointments and awards
  7. ^ "Jan Vranken". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  8. ^ In memoriam Jan Vranken (1948-2025) – door Fred Hammerstein (in Dutch)
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