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Samuel Parsons Scott (8 July 1846 – 30 May 1929), known as S. P. Scott, was an American attorney, banker and scholar. Scott is best known for his translations of historical legal texts, including the Visigothic Code, Las Siete Partidas and the Corpus Juris Civilis. His translation of Las Siete Partidas was well received, while his Corpus Juris Civilis translation was criticized by later legal scholars for its textual and scholarly limitations. Read more on Wikipedia