Crichton, George (c. 1555–1611), classical scholar and civil lawyer, was born in Scotland, but left his country at an early age in order to attend university in France, first in Paris (c.1577) and then in Toulouse (from 1578). There he studied jurisprudence and also taught both canon and civil law for four years. He mentioned his presence in ...
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W. A. J. Archbold
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Kennedy, Charles Rann (1808–1867), lawyer and classical scholar, was the son of Rann Kennedy (1772–1851), a poet, and his wife, Julia, daughter of the historical engraver John Hall. He was the younger brother of Benjamin Hall Kennedy. He was educated at Shrewsbury School...
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T. H. Warren
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Rogers, Benjamin Bickley (1828–1919), barrister and classical scholar, was born at Shepton Montague, Somerset, on 11 December 1828, the third son of Francis Rogers, of Yarlington Lodge, Wincanton, and his wife, Catharine Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Benjamin Bickley, of Bristol and Ettingshall, Staffordshire...