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RefNoEC/1874/11
Previous numbersCert X, 236
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TitleMaine, Sir Henry James Sumner: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationHenry Sumner Maine
Author of "Ancient Law; its connection with the early History of Society and its Relation to Modern Ideas" 1861; "Village Communities of the East and West" &c &c.
Sir H Maine is very eminently distinguished as a scientific jurist, and is the author of works in Ancient Law, and other subjects of rare value and excellence. He is also generally distinguished for literary attainments
ProposersFrom General Knowledge. W R Grove.
From Personal Knowledge. Selborne; Geo Busk; John Lubbock; Salisbury; Derby; Edward Ryan; John Tyndall
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Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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NA1520Maine; Sir; Henry James Sumner (1822 - 1888)1822 - 1888
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