Aviet Agabeg
Armenian-Indian barrister and legal scholar (1844–1920)
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Aviet Agabeg (29 August 1844 - 4 September 1920) was an Armenian-Indian barrister and legal scholar.[1][2][3] He was one of the first Asian barristers to be called to the bar in England and Wales and the first to be called by the Inner Temple,[4] and he was editor of Harris's Principles of the Criminal Law, which was a leading[5] textbook on English criminal law.
Aviet Agabeg | |
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| Born | 29 August 1844 |
| Died | 4 September 1920 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Notable work | Harris's Criminal Law |
| Spouse | Edith Wynne |
Early life and education
Agabeg was born into the Armenian diaspora in India in Kolkata on 29 August 1844. He was admitted as a pensioner at St John's College, Cambridge on 4 October 1862, and he graduated LL.B. in 1867.[1] He was admitted as a member of the Inner Temple in 1864 and called to the bar in 1868.[2]
Career
Agabeg was a member of the Northern Circuit, practicing from chambers in London. He was noted for being a special pleader and conveyancer who practiced before the High Courts at Kolkata and Yangon.[3][6][7][8]
He was joint editor of Bills of Exchange Act 1882: With Explanatory Notes and Decisions (1883),[9] and editor of the third to fifth editions of Harris's Principles of the Criminal Law (1884–1889).[10][11][12]
Personal life and death
Agabeg married the Welsh operatic soprano and concert singer Edith Wynne in 1875.[13] They had two daughters, Isabel Myfanwy, who became a musician in adulthood,[14] and Gwladys Edith Victoria, who died soon after birth in 1878. His wife died on 24 January 1897, aged 54.[7][15]
He died in London on 4 September 1920.