H. L. de (Henri Louis) Beaufort

Born in 1880 and dying in 1960, Henri Louis de Beaufort was a Dutch jurist remembered chiefly for his scholarship on copyright law. He is identified in Dutch reference sources as the member of the De Beaufort family who wrote a noted 1912 dissertation on authors’ rights.

His best-known book, Het Auteursrecht in het Nederlandsche en internationale recht, examines copyright in Dutch law alongside international legal developments. The work has remained accessible through major public-domain libraries, which suggests it still holds value for readers interested in legal history and the foundations of modern copyright.

Although not a widely profiled literary figure today, de Beaufort stands out as a specialist writer whose work connected law, publishing, and intellectual property at a time when those questions were becoming increasingly important across borders.