Alexander Anton
Scottish scholar (1922–2011)
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Alexander Elder Anton, CBE, FBA (2 July 1922 – 11 June 2011), often known as Sandy Anton, was a Scottish legal scholar.
Alexander Anton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 July 1922 |
| Died | 11 June 2011 (aged 88) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Institutions | University of Aberdeen |
Biography
Anton was born on 2 July 1922. He served in the Gordon Highlanders from 1941 to 1945 and then attended the University of Aberdeen, where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 1946 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1949.[1] He then practised as a solicitor in Aberdeen for four years before working as a lecturer at the University of Aberdeen from 1953 to 1959. Anton was Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Glasgow between 1959 and 1973.[2]
Anton was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1972[3] and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1973 Birthday Honours.[4] He was also awarded with an honorary doctorate from the University of Aberdeen in 1993. He died on 6 June 2011.[2]
