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Henry James Sumner Maine

1822 - 1888

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Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, (15 August 1822 – 3 February 1888), was a British Whig comparative jurist and historian. He is famous for the thesis outlined in his book Ancient Law that law and society developed "from status to contract." According to the thesis, in the ancient world individuals were tightly bound by status dealing with(in) a particular group while in the modern one, in which individuals are viewed as autonomous agents, they are free to make contracts and form associations with whomever they choose. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry James Sumner Maine has received more than 204,495 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry James Sumner Maine is the 486th most popular historian, the 4,283rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 56th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Henry James Sumner Maine ranks 486 out of 561. Before him are Alfred W. Crosby, N. G. L. Hammond, William of Newburgh, Richard Overy, Kenneth Clark, and Aleks Buda. After him are Irina Antonova, Orlando Figes, Christopher Lasch, American Horse, H. J. R. Murray, and George Grote.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Henry James Sumner Maine ranks 77. Before him are Hannibal Goodwin, Karamchand Gandhi, Menyhért Lónyay, István Bittó, Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, and Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello. After him are Charles Frédéric Girard, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, Jorge Córdova, Lev Mei, Thomas Hughes, and Frances Power Cobbe. Among people deceased in 1888, Henry James Sumner Maine ranks 78. Before him are Yuriy Fedkovych, Arsène Darmesteter, Kanō Hōgai, Jan van Beers, Morrison Waite, and Carl Gustav Axel Harnack. After him are Jules d'Anethan, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Richard A. Proctor, and Roscoe Conkling.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry James Sumner Maine ranks 4,283 out of 8,785. Before him are Jamie Hewlett (1968), Oliver Leese (1894), John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), Beryl Markham (1902), David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1378), and Charles Tate Regan (1878). After him are Edward Alleyn (1566), Steve Clark (1960), Terry George (1952), Aubrey de Grey (1963), Samuel Arnold (1740), and Clive Brook (1887).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Henry James Sumner Maine ranks 56. Before him are Arthur Smith Woodward (1864), Catharine Macaulay (1731), N. G. L. Hammond (1907), William of Newburgh (1130), Richard Overy (1947), and Kenneth Clark (1903). After him are Orlando Figes (1959), H. J. R. Murray (1868), George Grote (1794), Simon Schama (1945), Robert Service (1947), and A. H. M. Jones (1904).

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