Louis B. Schwartz

Louis B. Schwartz
Born
Louis Brown Schwartz

(1913-02-24)February 24, 1913
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 23, 2003(2003-01-23) (aged 89)
San Francisco, California
OccupationLaw professor
TitleBenjamin Franklin and University Professor of Law
SpouseMimi Schwartz
Children2 daughters
Parent(s)Samuel (Shimon) Schwartz and Rose Brown
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School; University of California Hastings College of the Law
Main interestsantitrust, criminal law, and professional responsibility

Louis Brown Schwartz (February 24, 1913 – January 23, 2003) was the Benjamin Franklin and University Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Biography

Schwartz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Samuel (Shimon) Schwartz and Rose Brown.[1][2] Schwartz and his wife, Mimi, had two daughters, Johanna and Victoria Schwartz.[1]

He graduated from the Wharton School (1932) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1935).[1] Schwartz then worked as an attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission and as head attorney in the criminal division for the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, D.C.[1][3] He spent two years as an officer in the U.S. Navy.[1]

Schwartz was the Benjamin Franklin and University Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, having joined the faculty in 1946.[4] He taught courses in antitrust, criminal law, and professional responsibility.[4] He retired from Penn in 1983.[4] The New York Times said he was "an influential legal scholar whose work helped bring about significant changes in the penal codes of many states."[1] Subsequently he joined the faculty of the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco (as part of its "Sixty-Five Club" of senior faculty retired from elsewhere).[5]

Among his many writings were Free enterprise and economic organization: government regulation with John J. Flynn and Harry First (Foundation Press, 1985), Law enforcement handbook for police with Stephen R. Goldstein (West Pub. Co., 1970), and Free Enterprise and Economic Organization: Concentration and restrictive practices (Foundation Press, 1966).[6][7][8]

Schwartz died on January 23, 2003, at 89 years of age in San Francisco, California.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Lewis, Paul (9 February 2003). "Louis B. Schwartz, Legal Scholar, Dies at 89". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Johanna-Schwartz"
  3. ^ "King Heading Panel On Position Of Law In Changing Society"
  4. ^ a b c "Louis B. Schwartz," University of Pennsylvania Law Review.
  5. ^ "Louis B. Schwartz papers, 1930-1998 (bulk 1965-1995)". ArchiveGrid. OCLC, Inc. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  6. ^ Schwartz, Louis B.; Flynn, John J.; First, Harry (1985). Free enterprise and economic organization: government regulation. Foundation Press. ISBN 9780882772349 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Schwartz, Louis B.; Goldstein, Stephen R. (1970). Law enforcement handbook for police. West Pub. Co. – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Schwartz, Louis B. (1966). Free Enterprise and Economic Organization: Concentration and restrictive practices. Foundation Press – via Google Books.
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