Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet
Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet PC (10 December 1845 - 18 January 1937)[1] was an English jurist best known for his History of English Law before the Time of Edward I, written with F.W. Maitland, and his lifelong correspondence with US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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[edit] Life
Frederick Pollock was the eldest son of William Frederick Pollock, Master of the Court of Exchequer, and Juliet Creed, daughter of the Rev, Harry Creed. He was the grandson of Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, the great-nephew of Field Marshal Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet, and the first cousin of Ernest Pollock, 1st Viscount Hanworth, Master of the Rolls.
He was educated at Eton College, where he was a King's Scholar, and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] In 1871 he was admitted to the Bar. He wrote a series of text books that took a new approach to the teaching of English Law including The Principles of Contract at Law and in Equity (1876) and The Law of Torts (1877).[1] Rather than relying on specific applications of law these works emphasised underlying principles. They acted as models for future textbooks and helped modernise English legal education. Pollock taught at the University of Oxford (1883–1903).[1] He was the first editor of the Law Quarterly Review which was founded in 1885.[1] He was also, in 1894, the Chairman of The Society of Authors[3] He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1911.
[edit] Works
- The Principles of Contract (1876)
- The Law of Torts (1887)
- Leading Cases Done into English (1876)
- A First Book of Jurisprudence For Students of the Common Law(1896)
- Encyclopædia of the Laws of England with forms and precedents (1907, with Sir Alexander Wood Renton & Maxwell Anderson Robertson)
- For My Grandson (1933)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Fifoot, C. H. S. (1976). "Pollock, Sir Frederick". In William D. Halsey. Collier's Encyclopedia. 19. New York: Macmillan Educational Corporation. p. 218.
- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds (1922–1958). "Pollock, Frederick". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ The Times June 1st 1894
[edit] External links
Works written by or about Frederick Pollock at Wikisource- Pollock, Frederick; Maitland, Frederic William (1899). The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I. I (2nd ed.). Cambridge: University Press. http://books.google.com/?id=UhE7AAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 2008-06-07
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Succeeded by Frederick John Pollock |
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