Nathanson, Nathaniel L.

Nathaniel Louis Nathanson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on December 21, 1908, the son of Samuel Jacob and Lillian Dante Nathanson. He obtained his B.A. (1929) and LL.B. (1932) degrees from Yale and his S.J.D. degree (1933) at Harvard.

Nathanson served as law clerk for Circuit Judge Julian J. Mack (1933-1934) and for Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1934-1935). During 1935-1936 he was an attorney for the Securities Exchange Commission. Northwestern University appointed Nathanson assistant professor of law (1936), associate professor (1941) and professor (1946). He served as an associate general counsel in the Office of Price Administration during 1942-1945. Nathanson became Northwestern University's Frederick P. Vose Professor of Law in 1968, and professor emeritus in 1977.

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