sir henry james sumner maine

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Definition von sir henry james sumner maine im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

Silbentrennung

sir Hen·ry James Sum·ner Maine

Türkische aussprache

sır henri ceymz sʌmnır meyn

Aussprache

/ˈsər ˈhenrē ˈʤāmz ˈsəmnər ˈmān/ /ˈsɜr ˈhɛnriː ˈʤeɪmz ˈsʌmnɜr ˈmeɪn/