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Austin served in the army in Sicily and Malta , but sold his commission to study law. He was called to the Bar in 1818. He discontinued his practice shortly after, devoted himself to the study of law as a science, and became Professor of Jurisprudence in the University Of London (now University College London ) 1826-32. Thereafter he served on various Royal Commissions.

His works exercised a profound influence on the views of jurisprudence held in England. These include '' The Province Of Jurisprudence Determined '' (1832), and '' Lectures On Jurisprudence ''.


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