Sir Joseph Arnould (12 November 1813 – 16 February 1886) was a British judge in India and writer. Born at Camberwell, he was the only son of Joseph Arnould and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Baily. He was educated at Charterhouse School and then Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1836. Five years later, Arnould was called to the bar by the Middle Temple. For some time he wrote articles for the Daily News (UK) and in 1848 he published his first book.

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  • Sir Joseph Arnould (12 November 1813 – 16 February 1886) was a British judge in India and writer. Born at Camberwell, he was the only son of Joseph Arnould and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Baily. He was educated at Charterhouse School and then Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1836. Five years later, Arnould was called to the bar by the Middle Temple. For some time he wrote articles for the Daily News (UK) and in 1848 he published his first book. Arnould was appointed puisne judge at the Supreme Court of Bombay in 1859, whereas he was created a Knight Bachelor. In 1862, as the High Court of Bombay was inaugurated, he became one of its first judges. Arnould presided in the Khoja Case in 1866 and retired three years later. A close friend of the poet Robert Browning, he won himself the Newdigate Prize, awarded by the University of Oxford in 1834. During his time with the Middle Temple, Arnould befriended also and shared rooms with Alfred Domett. In January 1841, he married Maria, daughter of H. G. Ridgway. She died in 1859 and Arnould married a second time in the following year. During his retirement, he moved to Italy and died at Florence in 1886. The Arnould Scholarship at the University of Bombay was named in his honour.
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  • Sir Joseph Arnould (12 November 1813 – 16 February 1886) was a British judge in India and writer. Born at Camberwell, he was the only son of Joseph Arnould and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Baily. He was educated at Charterhouse School and then Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1836. Five years later, Arnould was called to the bar by the Middle Temple. For some time he wrote articles for the Daily News (UK) and in 1848 he published his first book.
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  • Joseph Arnould
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