What is Peter Stein?
{{Infobox person | name = Peter Stein | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|9|1|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Berlin]], [[Weimar Republic]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|10|14|1927|9|1|df=y}} | death_place = [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands | monuments = | residence = | nationality = Dutch | occupation = jurist and professor | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }} '''Peter Stein''' (1 September 1927 – 14 October 2022) was a German-born Dutch jurist and professor, specialized in civil law. In 1966 he was appointed professor at the [[University of Amsterdam]] with a teaching position in civil and commercial law. On 17 October of that year he held his inaugural lecture entitled ''Vorming en hervorming van het privaatrecht'' (translated: Formation and reform of private law). As of 1974, his mandate was expanded to civil procedural law. During his time as professor, he was also [[Dean (education)|dean]] of the Faculty of Law of the [[University of Amsterdam]] for a period of time. Under the abbreviation PAS, he was also a frequent annotator (someone who provides a legal commentary on a verdict, judgment or decision of a judge or judicial panel) for the {{ill|Nederlandse Jurisprudentie|nl}}. He was an opponent of the introduction of the new ''[[Burgerlijk Wetboek]]''.<ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/prof-stein-uit-kritiek-op-delen-nieuw-wetboek~bdefb673/ |title=Prof. Stein uit kritiek op delen nieuw wetboek|work=[[Trouw]]|date=18 January 1992|access-date=29 October 2022|language=nl}}</ref> His textbook ''Compendium van het burgerlijk procesrecht'' (translated: Compendium of Civil Procedure) had had over 20 reprints.<ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://albumacademicum.uva.nl/id/id002162 |title=Prof. mr. P.A. Stein, 1927 - |work=albumacademicum.uva.nl|access-date=29 October 2022|language=nl}}</ref> Stein retired as a provessor on 1 October 1992. His valedictory lecture was entitled ''Fiducia cum amico''. Upon his retirement, he was offered a ''[[Fes