Aviet Agabeg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 August 1844 |
| Died | 4 September 1920 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Notable work | Harris's Criminal Law |
| Spouse | Edith Wynne |
Aviet Agabeg (29 August 1844 - 4 September 1920) was an Armenian-Indian barrister and legal scholar.[1][2][3] He was one of the first Asian barristers to be called to the bar in England and Wales and the first to be called by the Inner Temple,[4] and he was editor of Harris's Principles of the Criminal Law, which was a leading[5] textbook on English criminal law.
Early life and education
[edit]Agabeg was born into the Armenian diaspora in India in Kolkata on 29 August 1844. He was admitted as a pensioner at St John's College, Cambridge on 4 October 1862, and he graduated LL.B. in 1867.[1] He was admitted as a member of the Inner Temple in 1864 and called to the bar in 1868.[2]
Career
[edit]Agabeg was a member of the Northern Circuit, practicing from chambers in London. He was noted for being a special pleader and conveyancer who practiced before the High Courts at Kolkata and Yangon.[3][6][7][8]
He was joint editor of Bills of Exchange Act 1882: With Explanatory Notes and Decisions (1883),[9] and editor of the third to fifth editions of Harris's Principles of the Criminal Law (1884–1889).[10][11][12]
Personal life and death
[edit]Agabeg married the Welsh operatic soprano and concert singer Edith Wynne in 1875.[13] They had two daughters, Isabel Myfanwy, who became a musician in adulthood,[14] and Gwladys Edith Victoria, who died soon after birth in 1878. His wife died on 24 January 1897, aged 54.[7][15]
He died in London on 4 September 1920.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Agabeg, Aviet". ACAD – A Cambridge Alumni Database. venn.lib.cam.ac.uk.
- ^ a b "Agabeg, Aviet". Inner Temple Admissions. Inner Temple.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar: a biographical hand-list of the members of the various Inns of Court, including Her Majesty's judges, etc. London. p. 3.
- ^ "The admission of overseas students to the Inner Temple in the 19th century | The Inner Temple". www.innertemple.org.uk.
- ^ Ringrose, C. W. (1962). Where to Look for Your Law (14th ed.). London: Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 004799.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Lynch, David (2005). Northern Circuit Directory 1876-2004. Bluecoat Press. ISBN 978-1-904438-24-3.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Madame Edith Wynne". Musical News. 12: 100. 30 January 1897.
- ^ The law list : being a list of the judges and officers of the different courts of justice; counsel, special pleaders, draftsmen, conveyancers, attorneys, notaries, &c., in England and Wales. London : Stevens and Norton. 1907.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Agabeg, Aviet; Barry, William F. (1883). The Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 61): With Explanatory Notes and Decisions. London: W. Clowes and Sons, Ltd.
- ^ Agabeg, Aviet (1884). Principles of the criminal law (3rd ed.). Stevens & Haynes.
- ^ Agabeg, Aviet (1886). Principles of the criminal law (4th ed.). Stevens & Haynes.
- ^ Agabeg, Aviet (1889). Principles of the criminal law (5th ed.). Stevens Haynes.
- ^ "Marriage of Miss Edith Wynne". Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser. 20 November 1875. p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via Papurau Newydd Cymru.
- ^ Griffiths, Rhidian (2011). "Wynne, (Sarah) Edith (1842–1897), singer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/101317. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Rees, Thomas Mardy (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700-1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Also a Complete Alphabetical Index. Herald Office. p. 450.