Pierre-Joseph Besson

1749–1831 (age 82)

Biography

Pierre-Joseph Besson was a French judge who served the legal system during the revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. His judicial career reflected the significant legal reforms and transformations that characterized early nineteenth-century France.

Besson's contributions to French jurisprudence were recognized through his burial at Père Lachaise Cemetery, the most prestigious burial ground in Paris. He lived a long life, passing away in 1831 at the age of eighty-two.

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