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Louis Moreau-Lislet

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Louis Moreau-Lislet
Born(1766-10-07)October 7, 1766
DiedDecember 3, 1832(1832-12-03) (aged 66)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJurist
Known forLouisiana Civil Code

Louis Moreau-Lislet (Dondon, 7 October 1766 – New Orleans, 3 December 1832) was an American jurist and translator.[1]

He is considered one of the fathers of the Louisiana Civil Code, which he drafted together with James Brown and Edward Livingston. Further, he served as Attorney General of the then Territory of Orleans.

He is interred at the Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1.[2]

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