Maine, Sir Henry (James Sumner)
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born Aug. 15, 1822, Kelso, Roxburgh, Scot.
died Feb. 3, 1888, Cannes, France
British jurist and legal historian.
He taught civil law at the University of Cambridge (1847–54) and lectured on Roman law at the Inns of Court. These lectures became the basis of his
Ancient Law (1861) and
Early History of Institutions (1875), which influenced both political theory and anthropology. In 1869 he became the first professor of comparative jurisprudence at the University of Oxford; in 1887 he became professor of international law at Cambridge. As a member of the council of the governor-general of India (1863–69), he shaped plans for the codification of
Indian law. He was knighted in 1871.
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Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner — (1822 88) Sir Henry Maine was a pioneer of comparative jurisprudence. Like Lewis Henry Morgan , he was convinced that the legal basis of ‘primitive societies’ lay in ties of blood and kinship . In his two best known works, Ancient Law (1861) and… … Dictionary of sociology
Maine, Sir Henry (James Sumner) — (15 ago. 1822, Kelso, Roxburgh, Escocia–3 feb. 1888, Cannes, Francia). Jurista e historiador del derecho británico. Enseñó derecho civil en la Universidad de Cambridge (1847–54) e impartió clases de derecho romano en las Inns of Court. Estas… … Enciclopedia Universal
Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner — (1822 1888) Jurist, ed. at Christ s Hospital and at Camb., where he became Regius Prof. of Civil Law 1847 54. Called to the Bar in 1850, he went in 1862 to India as legal member of the Government. On his return he was in 1870 appointed Prof.… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
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Henry James Sumner Maine — Sir Henry James Sumner Maine (* 15. August 1822 in Kelso, Scottish Borders, Schottland; † 4. Februar 1888 in Cannes, Frankreich) war ein britischer Anthropologe, Jurist und Rechtshistoriker. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben … Deutsch Wikipedia
Henry James Sumner Maine — Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, KCSI (August 15, 1822 February 3, 1888), was an English comparative jurist and historian, son of Dr James Maine, of Kelso, Borders, in Scotland. He is famous for the thesis outlined in Ancient Law that law and… … Wikipedia
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