Leon Petrażycki
Leon Petrażycki | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 April 1867 |
| Died | 15 May 1931 (Aged 64) Warsaw, Poland |
| Resting place | Powązki Cemetery |
| Philosophical work | |
| Main interests | Philosophy of law, Sociology of law |
| Notable ideas | Psychological theory of law |
Leon Petrażycki (Polish: Leon Petrażycki; Russian: Иосифович Петражицкий, romanized: Lev Iosifovich Petrazhitsky; 13 April 1867 – 15 May 1931) was a Polish philosopher, legal scholar, and sociologist. He is considered an important forerunner of the sociology of law.