Date of birth: 10 July 1723
Date of death: 14 February 1780
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Sir William Blackstone (10 July 1723 – 14 February 1780) was an English judge, jurist and professor who produced the historical and analytic treatise on the common law entitled Commentaries on the Laws of England, first published in four volumes over 1765–1769. It had an extraordinary success, reportedly bringing the author £14,000, and still remains an important source on classical views of the common law and its principles. ([Wikipedia][1])


[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blackstone

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