H. L. A. Hart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

H. L. A. Hart

1907–1992; British legal philosopher

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1907

Place of Birth: Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Dec-1992

Profession: jurist, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart (; 18 July 1907 – 19 December 1992), usually cited as H.
L.
A.
Hart, was a British legal philosopher, and a major figure in political and legal philosophy.
He was Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford University and the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford.
His most famous work is The Concept of Law (1961; 3rd edition, 2012), 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, alongside Hans Kelsen.