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William Blackstone

1723 - 1780

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Sir William Blackstone (10 July 1723 – 14 February 1780) was an English jurist, justice, and Tory politician most noted for his Commentaries on the Laws of England, which became the best-known description of the doctrines of the English common law. Born into a middle-class family in London, Blackstone was educated at Charterhouse School before matriculating at Pembroke College, Oxford, in 1738. After switching to and completing a Bachelor of Civil Law degree, he was made a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, on 2 November 1743, admitted to Middle Temple, and called to the Bar there in 1746. Following a slow start to his career as a barrister, Blackstone was involved heavily in university administration, becoming accountant, treasurer, and bursar on 28 November 1746, and Senior Bursar in 1750. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Blackstone is the 49th most popular lawyer (down from 45th in 2019), the 2,244th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,114th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Lawyer.

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Among lawyers, William Blackstone ranks 49 out of 136. Before him are Qasim Amin, Al-Sarakhsi, Bernhard Windscheid, Judy Sheindlin, Cino da Pistoia, and Johann Kaspar Bluntschli. After him are Asad ibn al-Furat, James B. Donovan, Jean Domat, Alfenus Varus, Heinrich Marx, and Hans von Dohnanyi.

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Among people born in 1723, William Blackstone ranks 21. Before him are Johann Bernhard Basedow, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Princess Mary of Great Britain, Pehr Osbeck, and Mir Taqi Mir. After him are Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, Antoine Louis, William Chambers, John Byron, Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, and Peter Ascanius. Among people deceased in 1780, William Blackstone ranks 16. Before him are Jacques-Germain Soufflot, Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Hiraga Gennai, Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano, and Johann Ludwig Krebs. After him are Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Luis Egidio Meléndez, James Steuart, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, and Francesco Antonio Vallotti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Blackstone ranks 2,244 out of 8,785. Before him are Jonathan Bailey (1988), Lord William Bentinck (1774), Albert F. Mummery (1855), Bobby Smith (1933), Jethro Tull (1674), and FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788). After him are David Seaman (1963), Eric Woolfson (1945), Robert Conquest (1917), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), Anthony Blunt (1907), and Robert Broom (1866).

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Among LAWYERS In United Kingdom

Among lawyers born in United Kingdom, William Blackstone ranks 2. Before him are Peter Benenson (1921). After him are Henry de Bracton (1210), John Selden (1584), Karim Ahmad Khan (1970), George Hadley (1685), A. V. Dicey (1835), and Philippe Sands (1960).

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