Samuel Williston lived from September 24, 1861 to February 18, 1963 and was an American lawyer and law professor who authored an influential treatise on contracts.
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RoleReporter for the First Restatement of Contracts, 1932; Weld Professor and Dane Professor, Harvard Law School 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceCambridge, Massachusetts 1 Place of DeathCambridge, Massachusetts 1 Classification
Field of LawCommercial and Business Law 1 Role
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What role did Samuel Williston play in the First Restatement of Contracts?
He served as reporter for the First Restatement of Contracts, published in 1932.
In 1932 Samuel Williston served as reporter for the First Restatement of Contracts, a highly influential publication in the legal community. He held that role while teaching at Harvard Law School, where he also authored his own influential treatise on contracts.
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Samuel Williston (September 24, 1861 – February 18, 1963) was an American lawyer and law professor who authored an influential treatise on contracts.
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1. Samuel Williston (Wikipedia)
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(September 24, 1861 - February 18, 1963)
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Williston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to a family prosperous from the mercantile trade
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
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was an American lawyer and law professor
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In 1932, Williston served as reporter for the First Restatement of Contracts, a highly influential publication in the legal community.
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Williston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to a family prosperous from the mercantile trade but whose fortunes declined during his youth, which he recalled, "served as a spur to endeavor."
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In a 1963 Harvard Law Review essay, Justice Felix Frankfurter lauded Williston as being the "greatest artist in teaching." His statement of rules helped make commercial law predictable: "The business life of this nation is based on the writings and the legislation that Samuel Williston drafted," said Harvard Law Professor Arthur E.
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- In Legal System: Law of the United States, Samuel Williston (September 24, 1861, February 18, 1963) was an American lawyer and law professor who authored an influ
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