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John Geoffrey Henry Hudson, (born 7 May 1962) FBA, FRSE, FRHistS is an English medieval historian and Latin translator. He is Professor of Legal History at the University of St Andrews and the William W. Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford (M.A. and D.Phil.) and the University of Toronto (M.A.).
Hudson specializes in Medieval (particularly Anglo-Norman) legal history. He is the author of Volume II of the Oxford History of the Laws of England (900-1216). He is also known for his monographs on the subject, especially on Anglo-Norman land law, as well as his edition, translation and commentary of the Historia Ecclesie Abbendonensis. In 2006, he gave the Selden Society lecture to mark the centenary of F.W. Maitland's passing. In addition to scholarly books, chapters, articles and lectures, Hudson has also contributed to The Times Literary Supplement.[1]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2014.[2] In 2016, Hudson was elected to the British Academy.[3]
- ^ Hudson, John (12 December 2008). "The Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession – Canonists, civilians, and courts". The Times Literary Supplement.
- ^ "Professor John Geoffrey Henry Hudson FBA, FRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Peebles, Cheryl. "St Andrews professors elected to British Academy". The Courier. Retrieved 15 July 2016.