Biographical entry

Hearn, William Edward (1826 - 1888)

Professor

Born
21/04/1826
Belturbet, County Cavan, Ireland
Died
23/04/1888
Melbourne, Australia
Occupation
Academic, Dean and Professor
Categories

Chronology

01/01/1854 - 01/01/1888
Melbourne Law School Employment
1873 - 1888
Dean of Melbourne Law School

Additional Notes

Employed at the University of Melbourne as Professor of History and Political Economy c.1854-73. Subsequently employed as the first Dean of the Law Faculty from 1873-88.

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Publications

Books

  • Hearn, W, The Aryan household : its structure and its development : an introduction to comparative jurisprudence, George Robertson, Melbourne, 1878, 494 pp. Details
  • Hearn, W, The Aryan Household. Its Structure and Its Development. An Introduction to Comparative Jurisprudence., 2nd edn, Longmans, Green, London & New York, 1879, 494 pp. Details
  • Hearn, W, The "Cabinet" and the "Premier", Unknown, Unknown, 1880, 4 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Hearn, Dr., 'Modes of Legislation in the British Colonies: Consolidation and Codification', Journal of the Society of Comparative Legislation, vol. 2, no. 1, 1900, p. 97. Details

Report/Working Papers

Online Resources

  • Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040419b.htm. Details
  • Trove, National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-635538. Details
  • Hearn, W, Plutology, or, The theory of the efforts to satisfy human wants, George Robertson, Melbourne, 1863, 475 pp. Details
  • Hearn, W, Payment by results in primary education, George Robertson, Melbourne, 1872, 22 pp, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/243804#http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/243804#. Details
  • Hearn, W, The Theory of Legal Duties and Rights: An Introduction to Analytical Jurisprudence., John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1883, 401 pp. Details
  • Hearn, W, The General Code 1885: Being a Bill to Declare Consolidate and Amend the Substantive General Law. Prepared and Brought into the Legislative Council of Victoria by the Hon. W.E. Hearn, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1885, 676 pp. Details
  • Hearn, W, The Government of England. Its Structure and Development., 2nd edn, George Robertson & Co, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide & Brisbane, 1886, 636 pp. Details