Peter Stein (legal scholar)
Peter Gonville Stein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1926 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 7 August 2016 (aged 90) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | Liverpool College; Gonville and Gaius College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | legal scholar; educator |
| Employer(s) | University of Nottingham; University of Pavia; University of Aberdeen; University of Cambridge |
| Spouses |
Janet Chamberlain
(m. 1953, divorced)Anne Howard (m. 1978) |
| Children | 3 daughters plus 1 step-son |
| Parent(s) | Walter O. Stein (father) Effie D. Walker (mother) |
Peter Gonville Stein, QC, FBA (29 May 1926 – 7 August 2016) was a British legal scholar.
He was Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Aberdeen from 1956 to 1968 and Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Cambridge from 1968 until his retirement in 1993.