Aviet Agabeg

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Aviet Agabeg
Born29 August 1844
Kolkata, India
Died4 September 1920(1920-09-04) (aged 76)
London, England
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.

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Early life and education

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

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

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

  1. 1 2 "Agabeg, Aviet". ACAD – A Cambridge Alumni Database. venn.lib.cam.ac.uk.
  2. 1 2 "Agabeg, Aviet". Inner Temple Admissions. Inner Temple.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "The admission of overseas students to the Inner Temple in the 19th century | The Inner Temple". www.innertemple.org.uk.
  5. ↑ Ringrose, C. W. (1962). Where to Look for Your Law (14th ed.). London: Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN   004799.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  6. ↑ Lynch, David (2005). Northern Circuit Directory 1876-2004. Bluecoat Press. ISBN   978-1-904438-24-3.
  7. 1 2 "Obituary: Madame Edith Wynne". Musical News. 12: 100. 30 January 1897.
  8. ↑ 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)
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Agabeg, Aviet (1884). Principles of the criminal law (3rd ed.). Stevens & Haynes.
  11. ↑ Agabeg, Aviet (1886). Principles of the criminal law (4th ed.). Stevens & Haynes.
  12. ↑ Agabeg, Aviet (1889). Principles of the criminal law (5th ed.). Stevens Haynes.
  13. ↑ "Marriage of Miss Edith Wynne". Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser. 20 November 1875. p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2020– via Papurau Newydd Cymru.
  14. ↑ 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.)
  15. ↑ 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.
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