H. L. A. Hart
English legal philosopher (1907–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart FBA (/hɑːrt/; 18 July 1907 – 19 December 1992) was an English legal philosopher. He was the Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford University and the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford. His most famous work is The Concept of Law, which has been hailed as "the most important work of legal philosophy written in the twentieth century".[2] He is considered one of the world's foremost legal philosophers in the twentieth century.[3]
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Born | Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart (1907-07-18)18 July 1907 Harrogate, England |
Died | 19 December 1992(1992-12-19) (aged 85) Oxford, England |
Title | Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford (1973–1978) |
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Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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Notable students | Peter Hacker |
Notable works | The Concept of Law (1961) |
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