Word: vinogradoff
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Paul Vinogradoff, "Lately professor of History in the University of Moscow, since 1903 Professor of Jurisprudence in Oxford University, distinguished student of social and legal institutions. May this call of a Russian jurist to an English University presage a clear call of the Russian people on English experience of constitutional government...
...number of the Harvard Law Review, which has just appeared, contains the following articles: "Business Policies Inconsistent with Public Employment," by Professor B. Wyman '96; "Transfer of Land in Old English Law," by Professor P. Vinogradoff, of Oxford University; "Constructive Trusts Based upon the Breach of an Express Oral Trust of Land," by Dean J. B. Ames...
...LECTURES ON ANCIENT LAW. VI. "Political Authority." Professor Vinogradoff. North Room, Austin Hall...
Professor Vinogradoff's main topic was the versatility of the ancient Hindoo, Roman and Greek priests. Besides being priests, they were lawyers, engineers, teachers, and magicians. The combining of religious with legal practices, such as these, was highly developed by the Hindoos. The teaching of religious morally and religious justice was closely related to law with them, especially in the case of religious commandments such as "Thou shalt not kill." Homicide is the origin of private feud. Apart from the injury done by homicide, there is the great sacramental sin which has to be purified. The only persons...
Roman priests were also versatile and made the Roman calendar, since they were the only astronomers. In closing, Professor Vinogradoff said that the enormous influence of the Chruch on Christian nations was caused by the great gap between law and religion, into which it stopped...