John Austin was a 19th century English jurist who is considered the founder of analytical jurisprudence. He entered the army after finishing school and later became a lawyer. In 1826 he was appointed to a chair of jurisprudence at the University of London. His 1832 publication "The Province of Jurisprudence Determined" laid out his theory that law is the command of a sovereign backed by sanctions. Austin believed that law could be analyzed scientifically and that a sovereign power, not bound by any higher power, was the source of positive law through general commands to the public.