Professions: Harvard Law School professor; became one of the world's top legal specialists in international law; played an important role in the development of human rights laws and laws that govern the world's oceans; worked at the U.S. State Department; taught at the University of Georgia and many other institutions.
Degrees: Earned degrees in law and science in 1935 at John Casimir University; LL.M. ’40 and S.J.D. ’58 from Harvard.
Quote: “He was indeed a giant in academia, interspersed with pragmatism, and [was] a great hero of our times. We can console ourselves that his invaluable thoughts and ideas remain in the public domain for humanity.”
Death: June 7, 2006, in Falls Church, Va., from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
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