Peter Hogg

Peter Wardell Hogg CC QC FRSC (3 December 1939 – 4 February 2020) was a New Zealand-born Canadian legal scholar and lawyer. He was best known as the leading authority on Canadian constitutional law.

Peter Hogg CC QC FRSC
Hogg speaking at the University of Western Ontario in 2010
Born	Peter Wardell Hogg (1939-12-03)3 December 1939 Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Died	4 February 2020(2020-02-04) (aged 80)
Nationality	Canadian
Academic background
Alma mater	University of New Zealand Harvard University Monash University
Academic work
Discipline	Law
Sub-discipline	Constitutional law
Institutions	Victoria University of Wellington York University
Notable works	Constitutional Law of Canada

In 1970, he was appointed Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and was appointed Dean in 1998. In 2003 he accepted a position as scholar in residence at the law firm of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.

Hogg wrote several books, including Constitutional Law of Canada, the single most-cited book in decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. He was a key figure in the Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage in Canada in 2004.[1]

Hogg died on 4 February 2020, aged 80.[2]