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Also Known As Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart
Born July 18, 1907 • Harrogate • England
Died December 19, 1992 (aged 85) • Oxford • England
Notable Works “Law, Liberty and Morality” • “The Concept of Law”
Subjects Of Study law

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