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7 april 1922 4 february 1835 4 february 1835 authority on the constitution of the united kingdom albert_venn_dicey_in_academic_robes . jpg a. v. dicey
 albert venn dicey jurist , professor
a. v. dicey

albert venn `` a. v. '' dicey -lrb- 4 february 1835 -- 7 april 1922 -rrb- was a british jurist and constitutional theorist , and was the younger brother of edward dicey .
he is most widely known as the author of `` introduction to the study of the law of the constitution '' -lrb- 1885 -rrb- .
the principles it expounds are considered part of the uncodified british constitution .
he was a graduate of balliol college , oxford , and became vinerian professor of english law at oxford and a leading constitutional scholar of his day .
dicey popularised the phrase `` rule of law '' , although its use goes back to the 17th century .
