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Arthur Taylor von Mehren (1922-2006)

Arthur Taylor von Mehren (1922-2006) Arthu r von Mehren's death in Januar y ended a scholarly career of nearly 60 years. He began studying foreign law in 1946 in a Eu­ rope devastated by dictatorship and war. While many Americans went to teach American legal principles to others, Arthur went to learn. He studied for a year at the University of Zurich which had escaped wartime devastation. The following year, he studied Ger­ man law in Berlin while working as Chief of th e Legal Section of th e American Occupation Military Government. He collected material he would publish ten years later in his classic casebook, The Civil Law System. In 1948-49, h e studied French law a t th e Universit y of Paris . He ha d been appointed an assistan t professor of law at Harvard Uni­ versity before his departure in 1946. He became a full professor in 1953, and, in 1976, was name d Story Professor of Law. Although he formally retired in 1993, unti l th e end of hi s life h e remaine d active— teaching, studying, and writing. A memorial to him which will ap­ pear in the Rabels Zeitschrift is co-authored by a student, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

Arthur Taylor von Mehren (1922-2006)

American Journal of Comparative Law , Volume 53 (3) – Jul 1, 2005

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright
© 2006 by The American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
ISSN
0002-919X
eISSN
2326-9197
DOI
10.1093/ajcl/53.3.527
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Abstract

Arthu r von Mehren's death in Januar y ended a scholarly career of nearly 60 years. He began studying foreign law in 1946 in a Eu­ rope devastated by dictatorship and war. While many Americans went to teach American legal principles to others, Arthur went to learn. He studied for a year at the University of Zurich which had escaped wartime devastation. The following year, he studied Ger­ man law in Berlin while working as Chief of th e Legal Section of th e American Occupation Military Government. He collected material he would publish ten years later in his classic casebook, The Civil Law System. In 1948-49, h e studied French law a t th e Universit y of Paris . He ha d been appointed an assistan t professor of law at Harvard Uni­ versity before his departure in 1946. He became a full professor in 1953, and, in 1976, was name d Story Professor of Law. Although he formally retired in 1993, unti l th e end of hi s life h e remaine d active— teaching, studying, and writing. A memorial to him which will ap­ pear in the Rabels Zeitschrift is co-authored by a student,

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Published: Jul 1, 2005

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