About William Robinson
Lived 1801 – 1870 (aged 68). William Robinson was a British writer.
William Robinson (1801 –1870) was an English lawyer, known as a law reporter.
Life The second son of Sir Christopher Robinson, he was born on 22 October 1801. He entered Charterhouse School in 1812,
Robinson was admitted to Doctors' Commons on 3 November 1830, and reported in the admiralty court. For the purpose of citation, the name of WRobinson's admiralty reports may be abbreviated to W Rob Adm or Wm Rob or Rob (W). Sir Robert Phillimore said that a case reported in the first volume of these reports was much more fully and accurately reported in the first volume of the Notes of Cases.
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Who was William Robinson?
British law reporter, died 1870
When was William Robinson born?
William Robinson was born on 22 October 1801.
When did William Robinson die?
William Robinson died on 11 July 1870.
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William Robinson was a writer.
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William Robinson was British.
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