William Draper Lewis

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William Draper Lewis was an American legal scholar and educator best known as the founding director of the American Law Institute and a leading figure in early 20th-century law reform.

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instanceOf educator
human
law reformer
legal scholar
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Law School NERFINISHED
employer University of Pennsylvania
fieldOfWork law
law reform
legal education
knownFor being founding director of the American Law Institute
leadership in early 20th-century law reform
memberOf American Law Institute NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableRole leader in the movement to modernize American law in the early 20th century
notableWork development of Restatements of the Law through the American Law Institute
occupation educator
law professor
legal scholar
placeOfActivity Philadelphia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
founding director of the American Law Institute
sexOrGender male
workLocation Philadelphia

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American Law Institute foundedBy William Draper Lewis