Jonathan Sumption

(1948) Judge United Kingdom

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Jonathan Sumption is a judge from the United Kingdom, best known for The Hundred Years War.

Quick Facts About Jonathan Sumption

Born: December 9, 1948
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Judge
Notable works: The Hundred Years War

About Jonathan Sumption

Jonathan Philip Chadwick Sumption, Lord Sumption,, is a British author, medieval historian, barrister and former senior judge who sat on the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom between 2012 and 2018 and on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal between 2019 and 2024.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Wolfson History Prize Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

Quotes by Jonathan Sumption

We would do well to ask ourselves the kind of fundamental questions posed by [Buruma's] erudite and thought-provoking book.

Jonathan Sumption

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