Harry Kalven, Jr.
Harry Kalven, Jr. · Philosophy & Social Sciences
First Amendment and free-speech scholar; author of 'A Worthy Tradition'
1914, Chicago, Illinois, United States — 1974, Chicago, Illinois, United States
United States
Harry Kalven, Jr. is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — First Amendment and free-speech scholar; author of 'A Worthy Tradition'
Kalven was a University of Chicago law professor and a leading First Amendment scholar whose posthumous treatise 'A Worthy Tradition' shaped free-speech doctrine, alongside influential work on tort law and the American jury. Born and based in Chicago, he was of Jewish background. His son Jamie Kalven completed and published his unfinished free-speech manuscript.
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First Amendment and free-speech scholar; author of 'A Worthy Tradition'
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