Maitland, Frederic William (1850–1906)
© Master & Fellows of Downing College Cambridge
A constitutional historian of medieval England, Maitland's legacy was methodological. He was among the first to apply standards of professional scholarship to the study of sources. As well as being one of the founding fathers of modern legal history, he was also noted for his distinctive style, which transformed a potentially dry subject into literature.
- Forenames:
- Frederic William
- Surname:
- Maitland
- Dates:
- 1850–1906
- Institutions:
- Selden Society
University of Cambridge (Downing College) - Significant posts:
- Professor in English law, University of Cambridge (Downing College)
- Contemporaries:
- Round, John Horace
Vinogradoff, Paul - Influenced:
- Elton, Geoffrey Rudolph
Reynolds, Susan - Themes:
- Constitutional and administrative history
Legal history
Medieval history
- Biographies:
- Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Obituaries:
- Times
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- F. Pollock and F. W. Maitland, The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I (1895)
- F. W. Maitland, The Constitutional History of England: a Series of Lectures (Cambridge, 1908)
