Ernest Metzger (ed), DAVID DAUBE: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION. A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS PRESENTED IN HONOUR OF DAVID DAUBE, A SCHOLAR OF ROMAN AND BIBLICAL LAW, ON THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH Glasgow: Traditio Iuris Romani (www.romanlegaltradition.org/TIR), 2010. 180 pp. ISBN 9780956642301. £10.
| DOI | 10.3366/elr.2011.0072 |
| Published date | 01 September 2011 |
| Date | 01 September 2011 |
| Pages | 502-503 |
On the 27th and 28th February 2009 the University of Aberdeen hosted a conference to commemorate David Daube, one of the most important scholars ever to have graced that great institution in its first half millennium of existence. It was a marvellous event. The first session examined Daube's time in Aberdeen. The second was devoted to Jewish studies, in the midst of which there was a break when those attending were able to examine some of Daube's papers, now donated to Aberdeen. In the evening at dinner Daube's family spoke and showed a set of wonderful photographs. The next morning was devoted to Daube's scholarship in Roman law, in a variety of contexts. This was followed by a discussion of aspects of his time at Berkeley. The conference concluded with some moving personal reminiscences by two of his most senior pupils, Alan Watson and Reuven Yaron.
In 2001, Aberdeen had already commemorated this famous man, with the first CMS Cameron Mackenzie lecture, delivered on the evening of 2nd November on Daube's legacy by Lord Rodger of Earlsferry. This was followed by a small conference on the
Despite these gaps, the volume covers most of the areas dealt with in the conference. Hector MacQueen's chapter explores the intriguing relationship between Daube and Sir Thomas (T B) Smith, who was in Aberdeen when Daube arrived there. The years in Aberdeen and aspects of Daube's work on Roman law are discussed by Bill Gordon, who attended Daube's classes, and Ernie Metzger, who discusses Daube's advanced classes on sale. There are three papers on Biblical...
To continue reading
Request your trial