Jean-Félicité-Théodore Ortolan
Jean-Félicité-Théodore Ortolan (born January 12, 1808 in Toulon , † 1874 ) was a French sea law expert and captain.
The brother of the lawyer Joseph-Louis-Elzéar Ortolan entered the Navy in 1822. In 1848 he was appointed frigate captain, from 1862 until his retirement in 1868 he held the rank of Capitaine de Vaisseau .
In 1845 he published a standard work on international law of the sea, the two-volume Règles Internationales et Diplomatie de la Mer , which appeared in several revised and updated editions. In 1859 he published the Lettres inédites du bailli de Suffren .
Web links
- Règles Internationales et Diplomatie de la Mer (3rd edition 1856)
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| SURNAME | Ortolan, Jean-Félicité-Théodore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French expert on the law of the sea |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulon |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1874 |