Karl Llewellyn

Karl Llewellyn
Born
Karl Nickerson Llewellyn

(1893-05-22)May 22, 1893
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 1962(1962-02-13) (aged 68)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Academic background
EducationYale University (LLB, JD)
University of Lausanne
InfluencesArthur L. Corbin, Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld
Academic work
School or traditionLegal realism
InstitutionsColumbia Law School
University of Chicago Law School
Notable worksThe Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study (1930)

Karl Nickerson Llewellyn (May 22, 1893 – February 13, 1962) was an American jurisprudential scholar associated with the school of legal realism. The Journal of Legal Studies has identified Llewellyn as one of the twenty most cited American legal scholars of the 20th century.[1]

  1. ^ Shapiro, Fred R. (2000). "The Most-Cited Legal Scholars". Journal of Legal Studies. 29 (1): 409–426. doi:10.1086/468080. S2CID 143676627.