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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Albert Ehrenzweig

Who

Albert Ehrenzweig · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Leading scholar of conflict of laws (private international law) and torts

When

1906, Vienna, Austria — 1974, Berkeley, California, United States

Where

Austria · United States

Biography

Albert Ehrenzweig is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Leading scholar of conflict of laws (private international law) and torts

How & why

Ehrenzweig was a leading scholar of conflict of laws (private international law) and torts, whose 'Treatise on the Conflict of Laws' (1962) became a standard reference. Persecuted as a Jew, he was expelled from the University of Vienna in 1938, emigrated to the United States, and taught for decades at UC Berkeley.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence

Contributions & Sources

Leading scholar of conflict of laws (private international law) and torts

1906

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence