Regius Professor of Civil Law (Cambridge)
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The Regius Professorship of Civil Law is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the professorships at the University of Cambridge
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The chair was founded by Henry VIII
in 1540 with a stipend of £40 per year, and the holder is still chosen by The Crown
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University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
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The chair was founded by Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
in 1540 with a stipend of £40 per year, and the holder is still chosen by The Crown
The Crown
The Crown is a corporation sole that in the Commonwealth realms and any provincial or state sub-divisions thereof represents the legal embodiment of governance, whether executive, legislative, or judicial...
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Regius Professors of Civil Law
- George PorterGeorge PorterGeorge Hornidge Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM, FRS was a British chemist.- Life :Porter was born in Stainforth, near Thorne, South Yorkshire. He was educated at Thorne Grammar School, then won a scholarship to the University of Leeds and gained his first degree in chemistry...
(1540?) - Thomas SmithThomas Smith (diplomat)Sir Thomas Smith was an English scholar and diplomat.He was born at Saffron Walden in Essex. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow in 1530, and in 1533 was appointed a public reader or professor. He lectured in the schools on natural philosophy, and on Greek in...
(1542) - Humphrey Busby (1545?)
- Walter HaddonWalter HaddonWalter Haddon LL.D. was an English civil lawyer, much involved in church and university affairs under Edward VI, Queen Mary, and Elizabeth I...
(1551) - William SooneWilliam Soone-Life:Soone was educated at Cambridge University, where he matriculated at Michaelhouse in 15444. He graduated B.A. 1547, and proceeded M.A. at some date after 1549. He became doctor of civil and canon laws, probably at some university on the continent. The bursars' accounts of Caius College show...
(1561) - William ClarkeWilliam ClarkeWilliam or Bill Clarke may refer to:People*Sir William Clarke , English politician and Secretary to the Council of the Army*William Clarke *William Clarke...
(1563) - Thomas LeggeThomas LeggeThomas Legge was an English playwright, prominently known for his play Richardus Tertius, which is considered to be the first history play written in England.-Biography:...
(1570?) - Thomas Bynge (1574)
- John Cowell (1594)
- Thomas Morrisson (1611)
- Thomas Goad (1635)
- John ClarkJohn Clark-Entertainers:*John Clark , opera singer known as Signor Brocolini*John Clark , British actor, ex-husband of Lynn Redgrave*John Clark , jazz horn player and composer-Politicians, judges, and civil servants:...
(1666) - John Boord (1673)
- John Oxenden (1684)
- Thomas Ayloffe (1703)
- Francis Dickins (1714)
- Henry MonsonHenry MonsonSir Henry Monson, 3rd Baronet was an English politician. He was a member of parliament for Lincoln from 1675 until 1689.-References:...
(1755) - William Ridlington (1757)
- Samuel HallifaxSamuel HallifaxSamuel Hallifax or Halifax was an English churchman and academic, holder of several chairs at Cambridge and bishop of two sees.-Life:...
(1770) - Joseph JowettJoseph JowettThe Reverend Dr Joseph Jowett LLD was a Fellow and Tutor of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and Regius Professor of Civil Law at Cambridge University from 1782 to 1813.-Life:...
(1782) - James William Geldart (1814)
- Henry James Sumner MaineHenry James Sumner MaineSir Henry James Sumner Maine, KCSI , was an English comparative jurist and historian. He is famous for the thesis outlined in Ancient Law that law and society developed "from status to contract." According to the thesis, in the ancient world individuals were tightly bound by status to traditional...
(1847) - John Thomas AbdyJohn Thomas AbdyJohn Thomas Abdy was Regius Professor of Civil Law at Cambridge University.-Life:John Thomas Abdy was the son and heir of Lt.-Col. James Nicholas Abdy of the East India Company. His early education was at the Kensington Proprietary Grammar School. He graduated in 1844 from Trinity Hall,...
(1854) - Edwin Charles Clark (1873)
- William Warwick BucklandWilliam Warwick BucklandWilliam Warwick Buckland, M.A., LL.D. was a Roman Law scholar, Regius Professor of Civil Law in the University of Cambridge from 1914 to 1945.-Life:...
(1914) - Patrick William Duff (1945)
- Peter Gonville Stein (1968)
- Tony HonoréTony HonoréAnthony Maurice Honoré is a British lawyer and jurist, known for his work on ownership, causation and Roman law.Honoré was born in London but was brought up in South Africa. He served in the army during the Second World War and was severely wounded in the Battle of Alamein...
(1971) - David Eric Lothian JohnstonDavid Eric Lothian JohnstonDavid Eric Lothian Johnston QC is a Scottish legal expert, currently Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Edinburgh.-Career:...
(1993) - David John IbbetsonDavid John IbbetsonDavid Ibbetson is Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Cambridge.. He is also Chairman of the University's Faculty of Law and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he serves as Warden of Leckhampton, the College's site for postgraduate students.Ibbetson is a Roman...
(2000)