Jan Vranken

Who is Jan Vranken?

Johannes Bernardus Marie Vranken is a professor in the Private Law Department of Tilburg University, The Netherlands.

Vranken specializes in Civil Law, Civil Procedure, Jurisprudence and Methodology in private law on which subjects he has published extensively. He received an honorary doctorate from Leiden University and built his reputation as a distinguished practician and theoretician in civil law as Advocate General at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. He has been appointed as Director of Schoordijk Institute of Tilburg University. In addition, he was awarded the Royal Honour in the order of the Dutch Lion.

Vranken is a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.