Doctor in Law

On November 22, 1862 Dehon takes the lawyer's oath and begins to work for several hours a day in a lawyer's office. At the same time he prepares his doctorate examen (July 1863) and his doctoral thesis, which he defended in March 1864.

"... on April 2, everything was finished. I was a doctor. It was an important step in my life. I had promised my father I would go this far. I could now hope that he would allow me to pursue my vocation." (NHV II/66r)
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