Legal History at Glasgow

Universities have long lives and can keep the memory of extraordinary people for a very long time. And when a life ends too soon they can help to restore some of the lost time. But when Alan Rodger died at 66, it seemed too much time was lost. His work in Roman law was still ascending, even though it began at a level where most others finish, and his writings on the bench and elsewhere had made him an international star. Fortunately universities, though they tout other things, are especially suited to preserve intellectual legacies. Some fraction of Alan Rodger’s is now safe at the University of Glasgow, thanks to the generosity of his family, who have set up an endowment in his name.... continued

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First published: 5 November 2015