Leon Radzinowicz
| Professor Sir Leon Radzinowicz QC (Hon.) FBA | |
|---|---|
| 1st Wolfson Professor of Criminology | |
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In office 1959–1973 | |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Walker |
| 1st Director of the Cambridge Institute of Criminology | |
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In office 1959–1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 August 1906 Łódź, Poland |
| Died |
29 December 1999 (aged 93) Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Resting place | Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Irene Szereszewsk (m. 1933; div. 1955) Mary Ann Nevins (m. 1958; div. 1979) Isolde Klarmannb (m. 1979) |
| Children | Two |
Sir Leon Radzinowicz, QC (Hon.), FBA (15 August 1906 – 29 December 1999) was criminologist and academic. He was the founding director of the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge.[1]
Early life
Radzinowicz was born on 15 August 1906 in Łódź, Poland.[2] He studied law as an undergraduate student at the University of Paris and the University of Geneva.[2] He went on to study for a doctorate at the University of Cracow.[3] During this time, he spent a year studying under Enrico Ferri at the Institute of Criminology in Rome, Italy.[2]
Radzinowicz moved to England in 1938, having been granted funding by the Polish Ministry of Justice to study the English legal system.[3]
Academic career
From 1949 to 1959, Radzinowicz was Director of the Department of Criminal Science, University of Cambridge.[4] In 1959, he founded the Cambridge Institute of Criminology.[5][3] In 1959 he became the first Wolfson Professor of Criminology.[4]
Death
On 29 December 1999, Radzinowicz died in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States. He was aged 93.[3] He is buried with his third wife in the Ascension Parish Burial Ground in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[6]
Personal life
Radzinowicz had married three times. He married Irene Szereszewsk in 1933; they divorced in 1955. He was married to Mary Ann Nevins from 1958 to 1979. They had two children: Ann and William.[2] In 1979, he married Isolde Klarmannb (née Doerenburg; 11 October 1915 – 2 February 2011).[2][6]
Honours
In the 1970 New Years Honours, Radzinowicz was appointed a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his work at the University of Cambridge.[7] On 24 February 1970, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.[8] In 1973, he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).[4] On 13 April 1999, he was appointed an honorary Queen's Counsel (QC).[9]
References
- ↑ Institute of Criminology - History of the Institute
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hood, Roger (2001). "Leon Radzinowicz 1906–1999" (PDF). Proceedings of the British Academy (The British Academy) 111: 637–55. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Ravo, Nick (10 January 2000). "Leon Radzinowicz, 93, Leader in Criminology". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "RADZINOWICZ, Sir Leon, QC (15/08/1906-29/12/1999)". British Academy Fellows. British Academy. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Institute History". Institute of Criminology. University of Cambridge. 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- 1 2 Goldie, Mark (2009). A Guide to Churchill College, Cambridge. pp. 62–63.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44999. p. 2. 30 December 1969. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 45050. p. 2453. 27 February 1970. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Crown Office". The London Gazette (55464). 21 April 1999. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
External links
- Leon Radzinowicz at Find a Grave
- Sir Leon Radzinowicz Papers at Florida State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives
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