Harry Kalven
Academic
1914 – 1974
Who was Harry Kalven?
Harry Kalven, Jr. was an American jurist, regarded as one of the preeminent legal scholars of the 20th century. He was the Harry A. Bigelow Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Kalven coauthored, with Charles O. Gregory, the most widely used textbook in the field of torts, "Cases and Materials on Torts." Kalven was also a leading scholar in the field of constitutional law, particularly in the area of the first amendment. Kalven is the author of a number of seminal books and articles. Kalven is the coauthor of "The Contemporary Function of the Class Suit," one of the most heavily cited articles in the history of American law, and widely considered to be the foundation of the modern class action lawsuit.
He coined the term Heckler's veto.
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- Born
- Sep 11, 1914
Chicago - Also known as
- Harry Kalven Jr.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Juris Doctor, University of Chicago Law School
Law
( - 1938) - University of Chicago
- Juris Doctor, University of Chicago Law School
- Employment
- University of Chicago Law School
- Lived in
- Chicago
( - 1974/10/29)
- Chicago
- Died
- Oct 29, 1974
Chicago
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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