Biographia Juridica. A Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of England From the Conquest to the Present Time 1066-1870

A biographical dictionary that provides authoritative factual data about every judge in England who served from the reign of William the Conqueror to 1870. Based on original sources, it is an important and handy reference for legal historians. Edward Foss 1787-1870], an English jurist, was a founder and later president of the Incorporated Law Society. His publications include The Grandeur of the Law (1842), Tabulae Curiales: Or Tables of the Superior Courts of Westminster Hall (1865) and Memories of Westminster Hall (1874).