John Thomas Abdy (5 July 1822 – 25 September 1899) was an English legal scholar, who was Regius Professor of Civil Law at

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Life

John Thomas Abdy was the son and heir of Lt.-Col. James Nicholas Abdy of the

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. His early education was at the Kensington Proprietary Grammar School. He graduated in 1844 from

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. He received a

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(LLB) degree in 1847 and a

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(LLD) degree in 1852. In 1850 he became a

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of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and was

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. From 1854 to 1872, he was Regius Professor of Civil Law at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. In 1858, he additionally became Gresham Professor of Law in London, lecturing on the history of

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. In 1871 he became a judge in the new

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system.P. Polden, ''A history of the county court, 1846–1971'', Cambridge, 1999, pp. 99, 261, 268–69.

Works

* ''Historical Sketch of Civil Procedure among the Romans'', Cambridge, 1857. * (ed.) ''Kent's Commentary on International Law, revised with notes and cases brought down to the present time'', Cambridge, 1866. 2nd ed., 1878. * (tr. with Bryan Walker) ''The Commentaries of Gaius'', Cambridge, 1870. * (tr. with Bryan Walker) ''The Institutes of Justinian'', Cambridge, 1876. * (tr. with Bryan Walker) ''The Commentaries of Gaius and Rules of Ulpian'', Cambridge, 1885. * ''Feudalism: its rise, progress, and consequences: lectures delivered at Gresham College'', London, 1890.

References

External links

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1822 births 1899 deaths Fellows of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge People educated at the Kensington School Regius Professors of Civil Law (University of Cambridge) Professors of Gresham College County Court judges (England and Wales) {{UK-law-bio-stub