Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, KCSI, FRS, was a British Whig comparative jurist and historian. He is famous for the thesis outlined in his book Ancient Law that law and society developed "from status to contract." Wikipedia
Born: August 15, 1822, Kelso, United Kingdom
Died: February 3, 1888 (age 65 years), Cannes, France
Education: Pembroke College (1840–1844), University of Cambridge, and Christ's Hospital
Institutions: University of Oxford; University of Cambridge; University of Calcutta
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