I looked this name up since today is his birthday and found that he was a student and writer in the area of law and juriprudence–not very successful. However, the most intriguing thing I found was this tribute to his wife, Sarah:

Much of whatever success Austin found during his life, and after, must be attributed to his wife Sarah, for her tireless support, both moral and economic (during the later years of their marriage, they lived primarily off her efforts as a translator and reviewer), and her work to publicize his writings after his death (including the publication of a more complete set of his Lectures on Jurisprudence) (Austin 1873).

Wow! Wouldn’t that be a great epitaph: “Most of his success was due to her.“