Lawrence Fuchs

Lawrence Fuchs
Born(1927-01-29)January 29, 1927
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 2013(2013-03-17) (aged 86)
Alma materNew York University, Harvard University
Known forAmerican immigration law
Spouses
  • (m. 1950; div. 1970)
  • Betty Corcoran Fuchs
    (m. 1970; died 2012)
Children7 (including 4 stepchildren)
RelativesVictor Fuchs (brother)
Scientific career
FieldsAmerican studies
InstitutionsBrandeis University, Peace Corps, Carter administration
Thesis (1955)

Lawrence Howard Fuchs (January 29, 1927 – March 17, 2013) was an American academic and author. He was a scholar of American studies and an expert on immigration policy who founded the American studies department at Brandeis University, where he was the Meyer and Walter Jaffe Professor of American Civilization and Politics.[1]

  1. ^ Marquard, Bryan (April 7, 2013). "Lawrence Fuchs; professor crafted immigration law changes". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.