Vinerian Scholarship

Vinerian Scholarship

The Vinerian Scholarship is a scholarship given to the University of Oxford student that "gives the best performance in the examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Civil Law." Currently, £2,400 is given to the winner of the scholarship, with an additional £950 awarded through an optional "proxime accessit" (at the examiners' discretion). [http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2005-6/supps/schols/item_99.htm]

Past Vinerian Scholars

Past winners of the Vinerian Scholarship include:
*Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden
*Henry Angus
*Alan Brock Brown
*Edwin Cameron
*Zelman Cowen
*John Dyson Heydon
*Lord Edmund-Davies
*John Eekelaar
*John Gardner
*Lord Hoffman
*Sir Thomas Plumer, MR
*Alfred Ranger
*Frederic Rogers, Baron Blachford
*Lord Saville
*Pat Keane

External links

* [http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2005-6/supps/schols/item_99.htm Oxford University Gazette]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Robert Chambers (judge) — Sir Robert Chambers (14 January 1737, Newcastle upon Tyne ndash;9 May 1803, Paris), was a jurist, Vinerian Professor of English Law, and Chief Justice of Bengal. BiographyBorn in January 1737, Chambers was the son of Robert Chambers, an attorney… …   Wikipedia

  • Edwin Cameron — (born February 15, 1953) is a South African Rhodes scholar and Supreme Court of Appeal judge who was the first senior South African official to state publicly that he was living with HIV/AIDS. Cameron was inspired to act by the stoning and… …   Wikipedia

  • John Eekelaar — (born 2 July 1942) is a law professor and an expert in family law. He currently teaches at Pembroke College, the University of Oxford, where he is Senior Tutor. Eekelaar was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and earned his LL.B. from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Frederic Rogers, 1st Baron Blachford — (31 January 1811 21 November 1889), British civil servant, eldest son of Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, 7th Baronet (whom he succeeded in the baronetcy in 1851), was born in London. He was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford, where he had a… …   Wikipedia

  • Zelman Cowen — Infobox Governor General honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name=Sir Zelman Cowen honorific suffix = AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC order=19th Governor General of Australia term start=8 December 1977 term end=29 July 1982 predecessor=Sir John Kerr… …   Wikipedia

  • F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead — Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, GCSI, PC (12 July 1872–30 September 1930) was a British Conservative statesman and lawyer of the early 20th century. He was a skilled orator, noted for his staunch opposition to Irish nationalism,… …   Wikipedia

  • Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate — The Right Honourable The Lord Saville of Newdigate PC, QC Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom In office 2009–2010 Monarch Elizabeth II …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester — For other people named Charles Abbot, see Charles Abbot (disambiguation). The Lord Colchester PC, FRS Lord Colchester by John Hoppner, c. 1802 (Palace of Westmin …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Angus — Henry Forbes Angus (April 19, 1891 ndash; September 17, 1991) was a Canadian lawyer and academic.Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he received a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in 1911. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of… …   Wikipedia

  • Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann — Leonard Hubert Lenny Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, PC (Chinese: 賀輔明, born 8 May 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a retired senior British judge. He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1995 to 2009. Well known for his lively decisions and… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”