Gustave Émile Boissonade de Fontarabie (7 June 1825 – 27 June 1910) was a French legal scholar, responsible for drafting much of Japan's civil code during the Meiji Era, and honored as one of the founders of modern Japan's legal system.
Author: Unknown Source: Peter Pantzer & Sven Saaler: Japanische Impressionen eines Kaiserlichen Gesandten . Karl von Eisendecher im Japan der Meiji-Zeit. München 2007. License: CC-PD-Mark PD Old