Peter Gonville Stein, QC, FBA (29 May 1926 – 7 August 2016) was a British legal scholar.
He then moved to the University of Aberdeen, where he obtained his PhD under the supervision of David Daube.
He remained Emeritus Professor of Civil Law and Life Fellow of Queens' College until his death in 2016.
[7] In 1974, Stein was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).
[8] He was also President of the Academy of the European Private Lawyers - Accademia dei Giusprivatisti Europei (Pavia).