Ernst Freund
| Ernst Freund | |
| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | University of Chicago Law School |
| Role: | Professor of law |
| Location: | Chicago, Ill. |
| Expertise: | Administrative law |
| Education: | • University of Berlin • University of Heidelberg (J.U.D., law, 1884) • Columbia (Ph.D., political science, 1897) |
| Prior Experience | |
| • Columbia College | |
Ernst Freund was an American legal scholar, professor, and pioneer of administrative law.[1] Along with Frank Goodnow, Freund became one of the first legal scholars to study the growth of the administrative process.[1]
Biography
He practiced law in New York City before becoming a professor of administrative law at Columbia College in 1892. In 1894, he accepted a full-time appointment to the political science faculty of the University of Chicago teaching Roman law and jurisprudence. Freund helped found the University of Chicago Law School and was a professor there from 1902 until his death in 1932.[2]
Freund authored several works of legal scholarship on topics ranging from the police power and legislation to health insurance and illegitimacy. He served as a commissioner at the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and drafted the act that created the Illinois State Immigrant's Commission.[2]
Along with Frank Goodnow, Freund became one of the first legal scholars to study the growth of the administrative process.[1]
Career
Below is a summary of Freund's education and career:[2]
Academic degrees:
- University of Berlin
- J.U.D. (1884), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Ph.D. (1897), Columbia College, New York City, New York
Professional positions and honors
- Lawyer, 1884-1894
- Acting professor of administrative law, Columbia College, 1892-1894
- Instructor, University of Chicago, 1894-1902
- Professor of law, University of Chicago Law School, 1902-1932
Academic Scholarship
The following table contains a selection of works by Freund about the administrative state and related issues. Any links in the table below feature Ballotpedia summaries of that scholarly work.[3]
| Works related to the administrative state | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Source | ||
| "Legislative Regulation: A Study of the Ways and Means of Written Law" | New York Commonwealth Fund (1932) | ||
| "Cases on Administrative Law, Selected from Decisions of English and American Courts" | West (1928) | ||
| "Administrative Powers Over Persons and Property: A Comparative Survey" | University of Chicago Press (1928) | ||
| "The Growth of American Administrative Law" | Thomas Law Book Company (1923) | ||
| "Standards of American Legislation: An Estimate of Restrictive and Constructive Factors" | University of Chicago Press (1917) | ||
| "Legislative Drafting" | Address to the Chicago Bill Drafting Conference (1916) | ||
| "The Police Power: Public Policy and Constitutional Rights" | Callaghan & Company (1904) | ||
| "The Legal Nature of Corporations" | Kitchener (1897) | ||
See also
- Ballotpedia's administrative state coverage
- Administrative State Bibliography
- Scholarly work related to the administrative state
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The University of Chicago Law Review, "Ernst Freund—Pioneer of Administrative Law," Vol. 29, 1962
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The University of Chicago Library, "Guide to the Ernst Freund Papers 1882-1934," accessed October 10, 2018
- ↑ WorldCat Identities, "Freund, Ernst 1864-1932," accessed October 10, 2018
