Filippo Decio

Filippo Decio
Engraved portrait of Filippo Decio from Imagines L. Doctorum Virorum by Philip Galle
Born1454
DiedOctober 13, 1535(1535-10-13) (aged 80–81)
NationalityMilanese
Other namesPhilippus Decius
Occupationjurist

Filippo Decio or Decius (1454 – c.1535) was an Italian jurist whose services were courted by European universities and rulers. He was an influential representative of the pre-Humanist scholastic ius commune tradition, and one of the leading jurists of his time together with Felino Sandeo, Antonio Cocchi Donati and Bartolomeo Socini.