J. L. Austin

John Langshaw "J. L." Austin (26 March 1911 – 8 February 1960) was a British philosopher of language. He was born in Lancaster, Lancashire. He supported ordinary language philosophy. He developed the theory of speech acts. He worked at Oxford University.
He was awarded Order of the British Empire for his services during World War II.
Austin died of lung cancer in Oxford on 8 February 1960 at the age of 48.