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Holland (THOMAS ERSKINE an English)

THOMAS ERSKINE, an English jurist; born in Brighton, July 17, 1835. He was educated at Oxford; was called to the bar in 1863; and in 1874 was elected Chicele Professor of International Law. His monumental work is "The Elements of Jurisprudence " (1880). Among his other publications the most notable are: "An Essay on Composition Deeds" (1864) ; "The Institutes of Justinian" (1873); "The European Concert in the Eastern Question" (1885); "A Manual of Naval Prize Law" (1888) ; and "Studies in International Law" (1898).