Fawcett, J. E. S. 1913-1991

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Fawcett, J. E. S. 1913-1991
Other forms of name
Fawcett, James Edmund Sandford, 1913-1991
Fawcett, James, Sir, 1913-1991
Date of birth
1913-04-16
Date of death
1991-06-24
Place of birth
Wallingford (England)
Place of death
Oxford (England)
Field of activity
Human rights
Occupation
Lawyers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 100254045
Wikidata: Q16012597
Library of congress: n 81128440
Sources of Information
  • International law quarterly, spring 1947-
  • His Lights on human rights, 1987:t.p. (Sir James Fawcett)
  • Biog. resource center (Contemp. authors), Aug. 28, 2008(J(ames) E(dmund) S(anford) Fawcett; b. Apr. 6, 1913; d. June 24, 1991, England; Institute of International Law, associate, 1961-, member, 1973-; European Commission of Human Rights, member, 1962-; president, 1972-; chairman of British Institute of Human Rights, 1977-; president of Immigrants Advisory Service, 1985- )

Wikipedia description:

Sir James Edmund Sandford Fawcett (16 April 1913 – 24 June 1991) was a British barrister. He was a member of the European Commission for Human Rights from 1962 to 1984, and its president from 1972 to 1981, and was knighted in 1984. He is a grandfather of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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