Nys, Ernest, 1851-1920 (Professor of Public International Law at the University of Brussels)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1851 - 1920

Biography

Ernest Nys was born in 1851 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He was educated at the Universities of Ghent, Heidelberg, Leipzig and Berlin, studying law. He succeeded Alphonse Rivier as Professor of International Law at the University of Brussels in 1898. He aided anarchist Peter Kropotkin with his book: 'The Great French Revolution, 1789-1793'. Nys was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, and the Institut de Droit International. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in international arbitration from 1906-1916 and again in 1919. He was a contemporary of Scottish international advocate James Lorimer.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart, 14 March 1894

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)

Scope and Contents

Letter in French from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart on the subject of the gift of Lorimer's book as a memoir of him after his death in 1890, dated 14 March 1894.

Dates: 14 March 1894

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart Lorimer, 2 October 1890

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)

Scope and Contents

Letter in French from Ernest Nys to Hannah Stodart Lorimer on the subject of a volume and portrait concerning James Lorimer after his death in February 1890.

Dates: 2 October 1890

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Ernest Nys to James Lorimer, 17 June 1888

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)

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Letter in French from Ernest Nys to James Lorimer congratulating Lorimer for his award of a doctorate in Bologna, dated 17 June, likely 1888.

Dates: 17 June 1888

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Ernest Nys to unknown, 1 November 1877

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)

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Letter in French from Ernest Nys to unknown on the subject of the Institutes of Law, dated 1 November 1877.

Dates: 1 November 1877

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 22 October 1877

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)

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Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of employing Ernest Nys as the new translator for the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts in Belgium, dated 22 October 1877.

Dates: 22 October 1877

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from J J Coots to James Lorimer, 27 April 1888

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)

Scope and Contents

Letter in English from J J Coots to James Lorimer on the subject of travel and legal study in Brussels under Professor Ernest Nys, dated 27 April 1888.

Dates: 27 April 1888

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from William Hastie to James Lorimer, 14 February 1888

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Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)

Scope and Contents

Letter in English from William Hastie to James Lorimer on the subject of a Spanish translation and works by Ernest Nys and Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns, dated 14 February 1888.

Dates: 14 February 1888

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters