J. Duncan M. Derrett
J. Duncan M. Derrett (full name John Duncan Martin Derrett , born August 30, 1922 in London , † October 21, 2012 in Blockley , Cotswold ) was a British legal scholar and orientalist .
Life
After serving in the war in India (1942-1945) Derrett studied Indian history and religion at Jesus College (Oxford) and at the School of Oriental and African Studies and graduated with a doctorate . From 1965 until his retirement in 1982 he was Professor of Oriental Law at University College London .
Derrett was particularly concerned with Indian legal thought, with Christian and Buddhist teaching and their similarities. He wrote numerous monographs and essays, some of which were translated into several languages.
literature
- Contemporary authors. A bio-bibliographical guide to current authors and their works . 1975, p. 214
Web links
- Literature by and about J. Duncan M. Derrett in the catalog of the German National Library
- Werner Menski: Obituary for Professor JDM Derrett . ( Law and Social Sciences Research Network , February 14, 2013)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Derrett, J. Duncan M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Derrett, John Duncan Martin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British lawyer and orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 2012 |
| Place of death | Blockley |