William Gloag

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1865 – 1934

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Who was William Gloag?

William Murray Gloag KC BA LLD was a Scottish lawyer and academic. His The Law of Contract, the second edition of which was published in 1929, is considered one of the most authoritative texts on Scots contract law. His two immediate successors in the Regius Chair of Law at Glasgow University described him as "the outstanding jurist of the century" and "the most remarkable legal scholar who has ever held this Chair".

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Born
Mar 15, 1865
Edinburgh
Education
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Balliol College
Lived in
  • Edinburgh
Died
Feb 5, 1934
Glasgow

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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