Chancellor's Gold Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1842) Winner
Henry James Sumner Maine
ヘンリー・ジェームズ・サムナー・メイン
Henrī Jēmuzu Samunā Mein
Aliases:
Sir Henry Maine / H. S. Maine
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1822-08-15 （Kelso, Scotland）
- Died
- 1888-02-03 （Cannes, France） age 65
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Kelso, Scotland → Cambridge, England → Calcutta, India → Oxford, England → Cambridge, England
Career
- Occupations
- comparative jurist, jurist, historian
- Active Years
- 1840-1888
- Affiliations
- Inns of Court, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, University of Calcutta
- Memberships
- Cambridge Apostles, Legal Member of Council in India, Secretary of State's Council for India, American Philosophical Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ's Hospital | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Pembroke College, Cambridge | — | Classics | senior classic | 1840-1844 | United Kingdom |
Christ's Hospital
Country:
United Kingdom
Boarding school, a house named after him in 1902
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Classics
Degree:
senior classic
Period:
1840-1844
Year of Graduation:
1844
Country:
United Kingdom
Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry 1842, Craven scholarship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1842 | Chancellor's Gold Medal | Poetry | 詩 | University of Cambridge | 受賞 |
| 1871 | Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| — | Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) | — | — | Royal Society | 選出 |
Chancellor's Gold Medal
1842
Work:
Poetry
Category:
詩
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
受賞
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)
1871
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Organization:
Royal Society
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ancient Law
1861 JurisprudenceOutlines the thesis that law and society developed 'from status to contract'. Examines early human ideas reflected in ancient law and their relation to modern thought.
From status to contractAncient law and modern ideas
Village-Communities in the East and the West
1871 Legal AnthropologyCompares village communities in East and West to illustrate development in legal and political ideas.
Village communitiesLegal development
Early History of Institutions
1875 Legal HistoryLectures on the early history of institutions.
Origins of institutions
Early Law and Custom
1883 JurisprudenceDissertations on early law and custom from Oxford lectures.
Customary law
Popular Government
1885 Political TheoryEssays arguing democracy is not inherently more stable or progressive.
Critique of democracy
Bibliography
- Ancient Law (1861)
- Village-Communities in the East and the West (1871)
- The Early History of the Property of Married Women (1873)
- Lectures on the Early History of Institutions (1875)
- Dissertations on Early Law and Custom (1883)
- Popular Government (1885)
- International Law (1888)
- Plato: A Poem (1894)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Academic and analyticalLecture style
- Recurring Motifs
- Development of law from ancient societiesComparisons between India and the West
Health
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Fragile health生涯、特1887年末-1888年Health declined end of 1887, went to Riviera, died in Cannes
Legacy
Famous for 'from status to contract' thesis; forefather of legal anthropology, legal history, and sociology of law.
Trivia
- Son of a doctor from Kelso
- Co-founder of Saturday Review
- Advanced codification plans as legal member in India