Summary
Sir Thomas Erskine Holland KC, FBA (17 July 1835 – 24 May 1926) was a British jurist.[1]
Sir Thomas Erskine Holland | |
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 Thomas Erskine Holland in 1860 | |
| Born | July 17, 1835 |
| Died | May 24, 1926 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Jurist |
Biography edit
After school at Brighton College and studies at Oxford, he practiced law as a barrister from 1863 onwards. In 1874, he returned to Oxford, succeeding William Blackstone as Vinerian Reader. Later, he became professor of international law and fellow of All Souls College.
His prolific scholarly work, including an often-cited treatise in legal philosophy (Elements of Jurisprudence, 1880), his co-founding and editorship of Law Quarterly Review and his service as a university judge earned him the titles of a King's Counsel and a Fellow of the British Academy, as well as a knighthood in 1917.
His son, Sir Robert Erskine Holland, was an administrator in British India.
There is a memorial tablet to him in the chapel of Brighton College.
Notes edit
- ^ Holdsworth, W.S. (January 1928). "Sir Thomas Erskine Holland (1835-1926)". University of Pennsylvania Law Review and American Law Register. 76 (3): 231–243. JSTOR 3307456.
References edit
- Luig, Klaus (2001). "Erskine of Holland, Thomas". In Michael Stolleis (ed.). Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon; von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert (in German) (2nd ed.). München: Beck. p. 198. ISBN 3-406-45957-9.
- Scott, James Brown (July 1926). "In Memoriam: Sir Thomas Erskine Holland". American Journal of International Law. 20 (3): 516–519. doi:10.1017/S0002930000128738. JSTOR 2189034.
- https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-33944
External links edit
Thomas Erskine Holland
- Works by Thomas Erskine Holland at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Thomas Erskine Holland at Internet Archive
- Portraits of Thomas Erskine Holland at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Thomas Erskine Holland at Find a Grave
