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'''Sir William Blackstone''' lived from July 10, 1723 to February 14, 1780.  He was an English jurist who wrote ''[[Commentaries on the Laws of England]]'' and published it in four volumes through 1765-1769.

He was the leading legal authority on [[English]] law, upon which much [[United States of America|American]] law is based.  Law students in [[America]] hear about him frequently in law school.  In his ''Fundamental Laws of England'', Blackstone described the source of the [[Rights of Englishmen]].

He was a devout [[Anglican]] who respected the Law of Nature as following the will of [[God]].

==See also==
* [[St. George Tucker]]

==External links==
* [https://librivox.org/author/4631 Works by William Blackstone - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]

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