Sir Percy Henry Winfield (16 September 1878 – 7 July 1953) was
Rouse Ball Professor of English Law
The Rouse Ball Professorship of English Law is a senior professorship in English law at the University of Cambridge, established in 1927 by a bequest from the mathematician W. W. Rouse Ball. In establishing the office, Rouse Ball expresse ...
between 1928 and 1943.
["Obituary" (1953]
103
The Law Journal 466 (17 July 1953) He was born at
Stoke Ferry
Stoke Ferry is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, 6.5 miles south-east of Downham Market. The village lies on the River Wissey, previously known as the River Stoke. It covers an area of and had a population of 896 in 3 ...
in
Norfolk
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. He died at his home at 13 Cranmer Road in
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
.
[ He was married to Lady Helena Winfield, ''née'' Scruby (1887 - 1954). He was a fellow of ]St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corpo ...
.
Works
He was the author of
*''The History of Conspiracy and Abuse of Legal Procedure''. 1921.
*''The Present Law of Abuse of Legal Procedure''. 1921.
*''The Chief Sources of English Legal History
''The Chief Sources of English Legal History'' is a book written by Percy Henry Winfield and published, with an introduction by Roscoe Pound, by Harvard University Press in 1925. It is "bright and lively", "eminently readable", "admirable" and of ...
''. 1925.
*''The Principles of International Law''. By T J Lawrence. 7th Ed: 1923. Reprinted 1930, 1931.
*''A Handbook of Public International Law''. By T J Lawrence. 10th Ed: 1925. Reprinted 1927, 1930.
*''The Province of the Law of Tort''. 1931. (Tagore Lectures).
*''A Text-Book of the Law of Tort''. 1937. 2nd Ed: 1943. 3rd Ed: 1946. 4th Ed: 1948. 5th Ed: 1950. ometimes cited as "A Text-Book on the Law of Tort."This book was subsequently edited by others and published under the title Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort.
*''Cases on the Law of Tort''. 1938. 2nd Ed: 1941. 3rd Ed: 1945. 4th Ed: 1948.
*''Restatement of the Law of Torts, Volume III''. Contemporary Law Pamphlets, Series 1, Number 23. 1939.
*''Restatement of the Law of Torts, Volume IV''. Contemporary Law Pamphlets, Series 1, Number 31. 1941.
*''The Foundations & the Future of International Law''. 1941. Sometimes cited as "The Foundations and the Future of International Law". This book is number 8 in the Current Problems series.
*''The Principles of Contract''. 11th Ed: 1942. ''Pollock's Principles of Contract''. 12th Ed: 1946. 13th Ed: 1950.
*''Jenks' English Civil Law''. 4th Ed: 1947. Some reviewers call Winfield the editor in chief.
*''The Law of Quasi-Contracts''. 1952. This monograph has been described as "excellent".
*''Select Legal Essays''. 1952.[For reviews of this book, see "Book Reviews" 39]
Cornell_Law_Quarterly_185;_"Reviews"_(1953
215
The_Law_Times_160_(27_March_1953);_"Reviews"_(1953
97
The_Solicitors'_Journal_145_(28_February_1953);_"Reviews"_(1953
87
Irish_Law_Times_and_Solicitors'_Journal_143_(16_May_1953);_"New_Books"_in_"Reviews"_(1953
72
Law_Notes_75_(March_1953);_"Reviews",_The_Solicitor
May_1953
_p_130;_Gerhard_Erdsiek,_"Literatur"_(1957
22
Zeitschrift_für_ausländisches_und_internationales_Privatrecht_56
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_Gilbert_D_Kennedy_(1954)_10_University_of_Toronto_Law_Journal_313_(No_2
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_Glanville_Williams_(1953)_16_Modern_Law_Review_403_(July_1953
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_(1953
British_Book_News
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103
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Cornell Law Quarterly 185; "Reviews" (1953
215
The Law Times 160 (27 March 1953); "Reviews" (1953
97
The Solicitors' Journal 145 (28 February 1953); "Reviews" (1953
87
Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal 143 (16 May 1953); "New Books" in "Reviews" (1953
72
Law Notes 75 (March 1953); "Reviews", The Solicitor
May 1953
p 130; Gerhard Erdsiek, "Literatur" (1957
22
Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht 56
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T E L, "Book Reviews" (1953) 11 Cambridge Law Journal 505 (No 3, November 1953
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Gilbert D Kennedy (1954) 10 University of Toronto Law Journal 313 (No 2
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Glanville Williams (1953) 16 Modern Law Review 403 (July 1953
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(1953
British Book News
167; and (1953
103
The Law Journal 835.
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References
Sources
*Donal Nolan. "Professor Sir Percy Winfield (1878-1953)". James Goudkamp and Donal Nolan (eds). Scholars of Tort Law. Hart Publishing. 2019. Chapter 6. Page
165to 201.
*
*Jones, Gareth H. "Winfield, Sir Percy Henry". In A. W. B. Simpson. Biographical Dictionary of the Common Law. Butterworths. 1984. pp. 545 – 546.
*The Times. 16 July 1953.
*Connecticut Bar Journal. Volume 27. Connecticut Bar Association. 1953. Page 391.
*"Sir Percy Winfield" in "Obituary" (1953
216The Law Times 386 (24 July 1953)
*"The Late Professor Winfield" (1953
97The Solicitors' Journal 496 (18 July 1953)
External links
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