Law Atlas

How The Law Decides
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Jurist

Victor Windeyer

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania

Major General Sir William John Victor Windeyer (1900 to 1987) was an Australian judge, soldier and educator who served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1958 to 1972. He had a distinguished military career in the Second World War, commanding forces in North Africa and the Pacific, and made significant contributions to constitutional jurisprudence during his time on the bench.

Facts
Role
Judge, soldier, educator, and a Justice of the High Court of Australia 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Australian 1
Born
1900 2
Birth Date
1900-07-28 2
Birthplace
Sydney 2
Died
1987 2
Death Date
1987-11-23 2
Place of Death
Sydney 2
Classification
Field of Law
Commercial and Business Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Judge 1
Connections

In Legal System

Source Victor Windeyer (Wikipedia)

Member Of

Source Victor Windeyer (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Victor Windeyer (Wikipedia)tier 2
Sources
1. Victor Windeyer (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Full article, gender
    Windeyer was born in Sydney, into a legal family: his father, William Archibald Windeyer (1871-1943) was a Sydney solicitor, his uncle, Richard Windeyer, was a King's Counsel, his grandfather, William Charles Windeyer, was twice Attorney-General of New South Wales and Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and his great-grandfather, Sir Richard Windeyer, was a barrister and member of the first elected Parliament of New South Wales, sitting in the New South Wales Legislative Council.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Major General Sir William John Victor Windeyer (1900 to 1987) was an Australian judge, soldier and educator who served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1958 to 1972.
  • Introduction, role
    Victor Windeyer was an Australian judge, soldier, educator, and a Justice of the High Court of Australia.
  • Full article, field of law
    From 1929 to 1940, he lectured at the University of Sydney, teaching equity and commercial law, and until 1936, legal history.
  • Member Of: High Court of Australia, Lead section
    Major General Sir William John Victor Windeyer (28 July 1900-23 November 1987) was an Australian judge, soldier, educator, and a Justice of the High Court of Australia.
  • In Legal System: Australian Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was an Australian judge
View the Source
2. Wikidata: Victor Windeyer
  • Wikidata Q7926460, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1900
  • Wikidata Q7926460, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1900-07-28
  • Wikidata Q7926460, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1987
  • Wikidata Q7926460, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1987-11-23
  • Wikidata Q7926460, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Sydney
  • Wikidata Q7926460, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Sydney
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.