Alured Myddleton Wilshere
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A. M. Wilshere | |
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| Born | 27 February 1872 |
| Died | 12 November 1957 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Notable work | Harris and Wilshire's Criminal Law |
Alured Nathaniel Myddleton Wilshere (sometimes misspelt Wilshire) (27 February 1872 - 12 November 1957) was an English barrister, academic and legal scholar.[1][2] He was a writer of legal texts, most notably Harris and Wilshere's Criminal Law which was a leading[3] textbook on English criminal law.
Wilshere was born on 27 February 1872 in Corhampton, Hampshire in England, the son of Ebenezer Stibbs, a clergyman.[1]
He was schooled at Bristol Cathedral School and Bristol Grammar School and is then reported to have traveled to Canada.[2] On his return to England, he was elected a scholar at Hertford College, Oxford, matriculating on 14 October 1890. He was awarded a second class in Classical Moderations as a non-collegiate student in 1892.[1][4]
Wilshere later joined Gray’s Inn as a student of law and he took the LL.B. degree at the University of London, where he gained distinction as Exhibitioner in Roman Law and Jurisprudence. He was called to the bar on 17 November 1902 having been awarded the First Certificate of Honour by the Council of Legal Education during the Michaelmas term of that year.[5]