Herbert Wechsler lived from December 4, 1909 to April 26, 2000 and was an American legal scholar and former director of the American Law Institute. He is most widely known for his constitutional law scholarship and for the creation of the Model Penal Code, and the Journal of Legal Studies has identified him as one of the most cited legal scholars of the twentieth century.
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RoleLegal scholar, director of the American Law Institute 1 Nationality / JurisdictionUnited States; federal constitutional and criminal law 1 Place of Death Classification
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Herbert Wechsler (December 4, 1909 – April 26, 2000) was an American legal scholar and former director of the American Law Institute (ALI).
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December 4, 1909
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Friendly Medal for "outstanding achievement in promoting reform and clarification of the law" and for the way that his "outstanding intelligence, integrity, and devotion to the law... enriched the subjects of Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Federal Jurisdiction, as well as legal thinking generally." Wechsler also received the Association Medal of the New York City Bar Association for exceptional contributions to the honor and standing of the bar in the community.
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April 26, 2000(2000-04-26) (aged 90)
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was an American legal scholar and former director of the American Law Institute (ALI).
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The chief reporter on the project was Herbert Wechsler, and contributors included Sanford Kadish and numerous other noted criminal law scholars, prosecutors, and defense lawyers.
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