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Thomas Erskine Holland
1835–1926
A leading Victorian jurist, he helped shape how generations of students and lawyers understood jurisprudence and international law. His writing was widely read, and his Oxford career made him one of the best-known legal scholars of his time.
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Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920)
by Thomas Erskine Holland
About the author
Born in 1835, Thomas Erskine Holland was an English jurist who studied at Oxford, was called to the bar in 1863, and later returned to the university as a legal scholar and teacher. He became Vinerian Reader in English Law and later Chichele Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, while also holding a fellowship at All Souls College.
He is best remembered for clear, influential books on legal theory and international law, especially Elements of Jurisprudence, which remained well known through many editions. Alongside his academic work, he advised on public affairs and earned a reputation that reached well beyond Oxford.
Holland died in 1926 after a long career that linked the worlds of legal practice, scholarship, and public service. For listeners interested in classic legal writing, he stands out as a careful, practical thinker whose work helped define modern legal study.