Wolfgang Gaston Friedmann was a German American legal scholar who lived from 25 January 1907 to 20 September 1972 and specialized in international law. Born in Berlin, he later held academic posts at the University of Melbourne from 1947 to 1950 and the University of Toronto Law School from 1950 to 1955 before joining the faculty of Columbia Law School in 1955, where he founded the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. His major works include The Changing Structure of International Law, published in 1967, and The Future of the Oceans, published in 1971. Following his death in 1972 the Wolfgang Friedmann Memorial Award was established in his honor.
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1. Wolfgang Friedmann (Wikipedia)
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Specializing in international law, he was a faculty member at Columbia Law School.
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Wolfgang Gaston Friedmann was a German American legal scholar who lived from 25 January 1907 to 20 September 1972 and specialized in international law.
Introduction, role
Wolfgang Gaston Friedmann was a German American legal scholar.
Introduction, field of law
Specializing in international law, he was a faculty member at Columbia Law School.
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Wikidata Q103099, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1907
Wikidata Q103099, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1907-01-25
Wikidata Q103099, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1972
Wikidata Q103099, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1972-09-20
Wikidata Q103099, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Berlin
Wikidata Q103099, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): New York City
Wikidata Q103099, P1477 birth name claim
P1477 (birth name): Wolfgang Gaston Friedmann
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