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John Wilkinson was a student of Corpus Christi College Oxford.
Sir William Blackstone: born in London, 1723; English jurist; elected the first holder of a Chair (the Vinerian Professorship) of common law at Oxford, 1758; his lectures formed the basis of his influential Commentaries on the Laws of England (4 volumes, 1765-1769), describing the doctrines of English law, which became the basis of university legal education in England and North America; knighted, 1770; died at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1780.
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GB 0103 MS ADD 210 Created 1758 Collection (fonds) 1 volume Wilkinson , John , fl 1758
John Wilkinson was a student of Corpus Christi College Oxford.
Sir William Blackstone: born in London, 1723; English jurist; elected the first holder of a Chair (the Vinerian Professorship) of common law at Oxford, 1758; his lectures formed the basis of his influential Commentaries on the Laws of England (4 volumes, 1765-1769), describing the doctrines of English law, which became the basis of university legal education in England and North America; knighted, 1770; died at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1780.
Presented by Lady Amos in 1941.
Notes from a course of lectures in law, given in Oxford by Sir William Blackstone.
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Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica online. 1999, revised Jul 2001 Blackstone , Sir , William , 1723-1780 , Knight , judge, MP and historian Law Legal education Legal systems University of Oxford x Oxford University Vocational education Wilkinson , John , fl 1758
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Presented by Lady Amos in 1941.
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Notes from a course of lectures in law, given in Oxford by Sir William Blackstone.
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