Paul Abraham Freund (1908-1992) served on the Harvard Law School faculty from 1939 to 1992. He was a Lecturer on Law 1939-1940; Professor of Law 1940-1950; Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law 1950-1957; Royall Professor of Law 1957-1958; Carl M. Loeb University Professor 1958-1976; and an Emeritus professor 1976-1992.
Research: Constitutional law, conflict of laws.
Education: Washington University A.B. 1928; Harvard Law School LL.B. 1931, S.J.D. 1932.
Selected Scholarship / Representative Publications: “On Understanding the Supreme Court” (first published 1949); “Constitutional Law: Cases and Other Problems” (first published 1952); “The Supreme Court of the United States: Its Business, Purpose, and Performance” (first published 1961); “On Law and Justice” (1968).
Noteworthy Appointments: U.S. Solicitor General’s Office, 1935-1939 and 1942-1946; fellow and past president, Academy of Arts and Sciences.