Peter Gonville Stein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1926 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 7 August 2016 (aged 90) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | Liverpool College; Gonville and Gaius College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | legal scholar; educator |
| Employer(s) | University of Nottingham; University of Pavia; University of Aberdeen; University of Cambridge |
| Spouses |
Janet Chamberlain
(m. 1953, divorced)Anne Howard (m. 1978) |
| Children | 3 daughters plus 1 step-son |
| Parent(s) | Walter O. Stein (father) Effie D. Walker (mother) |
Peter Gonville Stein, QC, FBA (29 May 1926 – 7 August 2016) was a British legal scholar.[1][2][3]
He was Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Aberdeen from 1956 to 1968 and Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Cambridge from 1968 until his retirement in 1993.[4][5]
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- ^ "Obituary: Peter Stein: Cambridge Regius Professor of Civil Law who explored the whole field of the Roman legal tradition". The Daily Telegraph. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "STEIN, Peter Gonville". The International Who's Who (70th ed.). London & New York: Routledge. 2006. p. 1994. ISBN 1-85743-366-1.
- ^ "STEIN, Professor Peter, QC (h.c)". British Academy Fellows. The British Academy. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Dingle, Lesley; Bates, Daniel. "Professor Peter Stein". Squire Law Library. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 11 August 2016.