Biographical entry

Jenks, Edward (1861 - 1939)

Professor

Born
20/02/1861
Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
Died
10/11/1939
Bishop's Tawton, Devonshire, United Kingdom
Occupation
Academic, Dean and Professor
Categories

Summary

Dean of Law, 1889-1892.
Professor of Law, the first to occupy a Chair of Law at an Australian university.

Chronology

01/01/1888 - 01/01/1892
Melbourne Law School Employment

Additional Notes

In 1889, aged only 28, Cambridge-educated Edward Jenks became the second Dean of Law at the University.
Also a Professor of Law, Jenks was the first to occupy a Chair of Law at an Australian university.

View the profile in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

View the publication record in TROVE (National Library of Australia)

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Jenks, E, 'Some Correspondence of Thurloe and Meadowe', English Historical Review, vol. 7, 1892, p. 720. Details
  • Jenks, E, 'Legal Execution and Land Tenure', English Historical Review, vol. 8, no. 31, 1893, p. 417. Details
  • Jenks, E, 'On the early history of negotiable instruments', Law Quarterly Review, vol. 9, no. 1, 1893, p. 70. Details

Online Resources