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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Charles Fried

Who

Charles Fried · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Legal philosopher and former US Solicitor General; author of 'Contract as Promise'

When

1935, Prague, Czechoslovakia — 2024, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Where

Czechoslovakia · United States

Biography

Charles Fried is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Legal philosopher and former US Solicitor General; author of 'Contract as Promise'

How & why

Charles Fried was a Harvard legal philosopher, author of the influential Contract as Promise, who served as Solicitor General of the United States under Ronald Reagan. Born to a Jewish family in Prague, he fled the Nazi occupation as a child before settling in the United States; his Jewish identity is documented.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence

Contributions & Sources

Legal philosopher and former US Solicitor General; author of 'Contract as Promise'

1935

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence