POLLOCK, SIR Frederick, English jurist: b. London, 10 Dec. 1845. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge in 1871 was called to I the bar of Lincoln's nn, and in 1882-83 was professor of jurisprudence in University Col lege, London. Since 1883 he has occupied the chair of jurisprudence at Oxford and during 1884-90 was professor of common law in the Inns of Court. Since 1895 he has been editor of the Law Reports. In 1888 he succeeded his father in the baronetcy. He has several times visited the United States and in the winter of 1903-04 delivered a course of lectures at the Lowell Institute, Boston. Among his published works are 'Principles of Contract' (1876; 6th ed., 1895) ; 'Digest of the Law of Partner ship' (1877; 7th ed., 1900; 10th ed., 1915) ; 'Spinoza, his Life and Philosophy' (1880; 2d ed., 1899; reissue with addenda 1912) ; 'The Law of Torts' (1883; 5th ed., 1897) ; 'The
Land Laws' (3d ed., 1895) ; to the History of the Science of Politics' (1890; revised ed., 1911) ; 'Oxford Lectures and other Discourses) (1890) ; 'Leading Cases done into English and other Diversions,) a series of parodies of English poets as well as of typical cases at law (1892) ; 'The Law of Fraud); etc., in British India (1894) ; 'A First Book of (1896; 3d ed., 1911) ; 'The Etchingham Letters,' a novel in epistolary form (1899; with E. F. Maitland), etc. With F. W. Maitland he wrote a 'History of English Law before Edward P (1895; 2d ed., 1899). Other works include 'The Expansion of the Com mon Law" (1904) ; 'Introduction and Notes to Main's Ancient Law) (1906; 2d ed. 1908) ; 'The Genius of the Common Law' (Columbia University lectures 1912).