Johan Albert "Hans" Ankum (23 July 1930 – 3 June 2019) was a Dutch legal scholar. He was professor of Roman law, history of jurisprudence and juridical papyrology at the University of Amsterdam between 1965 and 1995.
Career
Ankum was born on 23 July 1930 in Amsterdam. At the University of Amsterdam he earned his PhD in Law in 1962 with a dissertation on the history of the Actio pauliana [nl]. He was researcher on juridical papyrology from 1960 to 1965 at the same university. Between 1965 and 1995 Ankum was professor of Roman law, history of jurisprudence and juridical papyrology.
Ankum became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986. He died in Haarlem on 3 June 2019, aged 88.
References
- ^ "Album Academicum - Prof. mr. dr. J.A. Ankum, 1930 - 2019" (in Dutch). University of Amsterdam. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Hans Ankum". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- Eric Pool (18 June 2019). "In Memoriam Hans Ankum 1930 - 2019". University of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019.
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