H. L. A. Hart

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". He is considered one of the world's foremost legal philosophers in the twentieth century.

H. L. A. Hart

Born
Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart

(1907-07-18)18 July 1907
Harrogate, England
Died19 December 1992(1992-12-19) (aged 85)
Oxford, England
TitlePrincipal of Brasenose College, Oxford (1973–1978)
Spouse
(m. 1941)
Academic background
Alma materNew College, Oxford
Influences
Academic work
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Doctoral students
Notable studentsPeter Hacker
Notable worksThe Concept of Law (1961)
Notable ideas
  • Empiricist normative foundations of legal systems
  • rule of recognition
Influenced
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