CU.! US, CUJAS, JACQUES, was burn at Toulouse in the year 1520. The day of his birth is unknown. His father, it tanner of Toulouse, was named Cujaus, which the sou changed into Cults, for the purpose of making the name better suited fur the Latinised form of Cujacius. Iu the latter part of his life he often eigueel De Cujas. Cujas, at an early age, distinguished himself by his talents and assiduity, nod is said to have learned Greek and Latin by himself without any teacher. lie studied law at Toulouse ruder Arnold fur whom he entertained it high respect all his life; but he acquired the best part of his extensive knowledge by his own industry. With unwearied labour he studied all the works of the best civilians, and exercised himself in discus.ione with his follow-students. lu 1547 he began to lecture on Justhrian'e Institutes with ghat applause, and soon acquired such a reputation that the most distinguished men of the country, as Pre'ideut Defiler and John de Foil, sent their suns to Toulouse to study under Cujas. In 1554 a profeasorship of the Boman law being vacant in the University of Toulouse, Cujas was a candidate, but, by the intrigues of his enemies, a man of very mode rate talents, Stephen Furcadel, was prefuri ed. Shortly nfter, being invited to Cahora as professor of law, ho removed there with the greater part of his pupils. In the following year Margaret de Valois, at the euggeatieu of the Chaucellur l'ilopital, invited Nee, as pro fessor of law, to the university of &purges. At that time there were two celebrated Lawyers in Bourges, Hugh Delman (Donellus) and Francis Dustin (Dnarenus), both Of whom became the rivals and enemies of Cujas. This sertA particularly the case with %elm excited the Cujas to such a degree that, as Nan also Lad a piety of his own among the students, great disturb:mese would have arisen if ho had nut left the place. Baying removed to Paris he was invited by a deputation from the city of Valentin to accept a professorship in that university. Cujas accepted the invita
tion ; but Duarin having died in the year 1550, he returned to Itourese, whore he resided till 1566. In the uleautime Margaret de Weir!, his patroness, led married the Duke of Savoy, who gave Cedars nu invite , lion na profs-woe to the University of Turin. Nut. liking Italy, It t returned to Valence as professor, Fuel lived there till 1575, with some i short interruptioun, when he left on account of the religious qnarrels which disturbed that city. During, his residence in Valence the reputation of Cujas rose to its height. Young mei, from all ;mete of Europe, and especially Thom Germarly, not only students of law but thane who were devoted to other s: fences, came to Velence to stn ly under Cujas. Among his pupils was Joseph Scaliger, the toost cele brated philuiegist of his time, and Jaw!! Auguste!! de Thou (Thilanue), the French historians Vent s III. of Frauce made Cejet counaellor iu the parliament of Grenoble, and loaded him with honours. In 1575 Cujas returned to Bourges as professor; but to avoid the religious troubles he again left Bourgea for a year, during which he lectured on the civil law at Paris. Returning to Bourgea he resided there till his death, having refused an invitation from Pope Gregory XIII., as professor in the university of Bologna.
The latter years of his life were greatly troubled by the religious disturbances which then distracted France. On the death of Henri IIL the party of the Cardinal de Bourbon made great promises to Cujas, if he would write in favour of the cardinal against the rights of Henri IV. Cujas refused the proposals, and the fanatics of Bourges being excited against him by his enemies, be nearly lost his life in a tumult. On the 4th of October 1590 Cujas died of grief, as it is said, for the wretched situation of his country, in which civil war had dissolved all social order. Both friends and enemies united in honouring him with a splendid funeral.