Powell , Raphael , 1904-1965 , Professor of Roman Law

Raphael Powell was educated at Oxford University from 1922 to 1929. In 1931 he was appointed Assistant in Law at University College London. He left in 1932 to become Lecturer in Law at the University of Leeds until 1936. He was Head of the Law Department at University College Hull from 1937 to 1949. In 1949 he returned to University College London where he held the position of Reader in Law until 1955. From 1955 to 1964 he was Professor of Roman Law at University College London.