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When did Sir William Blackstone begin lecturing on English common law?
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Sir William Blackstone
William Blackstone, oil painting attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Sir William Blackstone began lecturing on common law in 1753. These lectures were significant as they were the first of their kind ever delivered at a university.1