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This is indeed a sad loss. I have closely followed Victor's work, and whilst I did not always agree with his legal analysis - he was a geographer - he certainly made a very great contribution to the study of boundaries. I only met him once, and briefly, but it was clear that he was a charming and very kind person. I also found him very helpful in various bibliographic respects. My sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Maurice Mendelson Prof. Maurice Mendelson, Q.C. Blackstone Chambers Barristers Blackstone House Temple London EC4Y 9BW England. Tel. +44 20 7583 1770; fax +4420 7822 7350; email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and legally privileged. This e-mail is intended to be read only by the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this e-mail is prohibited and that privilege has not been waived. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying by email or by telephone and then delete the e-mail. From: International boundaries discussion list <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Brendan Whyte Sent: 17 August 2018 04:29 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [INT-BOUNDARIES] Vale J.R.V. (Victor) Prescott Colleagues, It is with great personal sadness that I inform you that Emeritus Professor J.R.V. (Victor) Prescott passed away earlier this morning. He had been in declining health for some time. Victor was a long-standing scholar and expert in the field of international boundaries, both on land and sea, and the author of many books, articles and newspaper pieces. His wife Dorothy has compiled a biography and bibliography of Victor's life and works, which are available online, fittingly hosted by the International Boundaries Research Unit at Durham University, Victor's alma mater. https://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/research/maps/prescott/ Victor was truly a scholar and a gentleman, an internationally-renowned expert in his field, and a personal inspiration and mentor to me. His expertise in international boundaries was the reason I moved to Melbourne University to study under him. After graduation, I was also privileged to be asked to co-author an article with him. Victor will be farewelled at a private cremation. Further details will be published in the Melbourne newspapers the 'Herald Sun' and 'Melbourne Age' on Monday (20 Aug.). Brendan Whyte Dr Brendan Whyte Assistant Curator of Maps National Library of Australia . __,_._,___ Click here<https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/MZbqvYs5QwJvpeaetUwhCQ==> to report this email as spam. ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the INT-BOUNDARIES list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=INT-BOUNDARIES&A=1 ________________________________ This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the INT-BOUNDARIES list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=INT-BOUNDARIES&A=1