Sir Percy Henry Winfield was a British legal scholar born in Norfolk in 1878 and dying in 1953. He served as Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at Cambridge University from 1928 to 1943 and was a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and of the British Academy. He wrote extensively on tort, contract and international law, most notably A Text-Book of the Law of Tort, which became a foundational text in the field and secured his standing as a leading legal theorist of the twentieth century.
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Does Percy Winfield's tort textbook still exist under another name?
It lives on as Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort.
Yes. Winfield's A Text-Book of the Law of Tort first appeared in 1937 and reached a fifth edition in 1950. After his death it was edited by others and published under the title Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort, so the name Winfield still appears on the standard English tort textbook.
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He was born at Stoke Ferry in Norfolk.
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Sir Percy Henry Winfield (16 September 1878 - 7 July 1953) was Rouse Ball Professor of English Law between 1928 and 1943.
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He wrote extensively on tort, contract and international law, most notably A Text-Book of the Law of Tort, which became a foundational text in the field and secured his standing as a leading legal theorist of the twentieth century.
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Sir Percy Henry Winfield (16 September 1878-7 July 1953) was Rouse Ball Professor of English Law between 1928 and 1943.
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Sir Percy Henry Winfield (16 September 1878 - 7 July 1953) was Rouse Ball Professor of English Law between 1928 and 1943.
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British legal scholar (1878-1953)
Wikidata Q7167387, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1878
Wikidata Q7167387, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1878-09-16
Wikidata Q7167387, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1953
Wikidata Q7167387, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1953-07-07
Wikidata Q7167387, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Stoke Ferry
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P20 (place of death): Cambridge
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