John Austin

John Austin was an English legal theorist who posthumously influenced British and American law with an analytical approach to jurisprudence and a theory of legal positivism. Austin opposed traditional approaches of "natural law", arguing against any need for connections between law and morality.

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Who was born first?

• John Austin and Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom were born the same year
• John Austin was born 1 year after Carl Gustav Carus
• John Austin was born 1 year after Peter Joseph Lenné
• John Austin was born 1 year before Friedrich von Gärtner
• John Austin was born 2 years after Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet

Timeline

1. Sir William Hamilton, 9th BaronetMarch 8, 1788 – May 6, 1856
2. Carl Gustav CarusJanuary 3, 1789 – July 28, 1869
3. Peter Joseph LennéSeptember 29, 1789 – January 23, 1866
4. John Austin (this page)March 3, 1790 – December 1, 1859
5. Per Daniel Amadeus AtterbomJanuary 19, 1790 – July 21, 1855
6. Friedrich von GärtnerDecember 10, 1791 – April 21, 1847

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