Gerald Gunther
American philosopher (1927–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gerald Gunther (May 26, 1927 – July 30, 2002) was a German-born American constitutional law scholar and a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School from 1962 until his death in 2002.[1] Gunther was among the twenty most widely cited legal scholars of the 20th century,[2] And his 1972 Harvard Law Review article, "The Supreme Court, 1971 Term Foreword: In Search of Evolving Doctrine on a Changing Court: A Model for a Newer Equal Protection," is the fourth most-cited law review article of all time.[3] Gunther's path-breaking casebook, Constitutional Law, originally published in 1965 and now in its 17th edition (co-edited with Kathleen Sullivan), is the most widely used constitutional law textbook in American law schools.[4]
Gerald Gunther | |
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Born | (1927-05-26)May 26, 1927 Usingen, Germany |
Died | July 30, 2002(2002-07-30) (aged 75) Stanford, California, U.S. |
Academic background | |
Education | Brooklyn College (BA) Columbia University (MA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Constitutional law |
Institutions | Stanford Law School |