Glanville Williams

Glanville Williams
QC (Hon) FBA
Glanville Williams QC (Hon) FBA
Born	Glanville Llewelyn Williams; 15 February 1911; Bridgend, Wales
Died	10 April 1997 (aged 86); Cambridge, England
Nationality	Welsh
Academic background
Alma mater	University College of Wales; St John's College, Cambridge;
Academic work
Discipline	Law
Sub-discipline	Criminal law; English law; jurisprudence;
Institutions	University College, London; Jesus College, Cambridge;
Doctoral students	Stanley Alexander de Smith
Notable works	Learning the Law (1945–1982); The Proof of Guilt (1955); The Sanctity of Life and the Criminal Law (1957); Criminal Law (1961); Textbook of Criminal Law (1978; 1983);
Influenced	Sir Gerald Gordon

Glanville Llewelyn Williams QC (Hon) FBA (15 February 1911 – 10 April 1997) was a Welsh legal scholar who was the Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge from 1968 to 1978 and the Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College, London, from 1945 to 1955. He has been described as Britain's foremost scholar of criminal law.^[5]

Glanville Williams QC (Hon) FBA
Born	Glanville Llewelyn Williams (1911-02-15)15 February 1911 Bridgend, Wales
Died	10 April 1997(1997-04-10) (aged 86) Cambridge, England
Nationality	Welsh

Academic background
Alma mater	University College of Wales St John's College, Cambridge
Academic work
Discipline	Law
Sub-discipline	Criminal law English law jurisprudence
Institutions	University College, London Jesus College, Cambridge
Doctoral students	Stanley Alexander de Smith^[1]
Notable works	Learning the Law (1945–1982) The Proof of Guilt (1955)^[2] The Sanctity of Life and the Criminal Law (1957)^[2] Criminal Law (1961)^[3] Textbook of Criminal Law (1978; 1983)^[2]
Influenced	Sir Gerald Gordon^[4]