Isaacs, Nathan, 1886-1941

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Professor of law. A.B. (Univ. of Cincinnati) 1907, A.M. 1908, Ph.D. 1910, LL.B. (Cincinnati Law School) 1910, S.J.D. (Harvard Univ.) 1920. Professor of Law, 1912-1918, Assistant Dean, 1916-1918, Cincinnati Law School; Ezra Ripley Thayer Teaching Fellow, 1919-1920, Harvard University; Professor of Law, 1920-1923, University of Pittsburgh; Lecturer on Business Law, 1923-1924, Professor of Business Law, 1924-1941. Member of the Faculty of the Graduate School of Public Administration, 1936-1941, Harvard University.

From the description of Papers of Nathan Isaacs, 1907-1920 (inclusive). (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 122574912

Professor of law at Harvard, Cambridge, Mass.

From the description of Correspondence, 1910-1945 [microform]. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 48029042

Nathan Isaacs was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1886. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati (BA, 1907; MA, 1908; PhD, 1910) and Cincinnati Law School (1910). He taught law at the University of Cincinnati (1912-1918), Harvard University (1919-1920), University of Pittsburgh (1920-1923), and Harvard Business School (1923-1941). He died in 1941.

From the description of Nathan Isaacs papers, 1915-1941. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 173277083

Nathan Isaacs was a lawyer, professor of law, and author of books about legal matters. He was a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where he later taught. He also taught at Harvard Law School. At the time this letter was written, he and Howard Bevis were partners in the Cincinnati law firm of Isaacs & Bevis.

From the description of Letter to Horace Howard Furness, 1911. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155883727

  • July, 10, 1886: born, Cincinnati, Ohio; son of Abraham and Rachel (Friedman) Isaacs
  • 1907: A.B. University of Cincinnati
  • 1908: A.M. University of Cincinnati
  • 1910: Ph.D. University of Cincinnati
  • 1910: LL.B. Cincinnati Law School
  • 1920: S.J.D., Harvard Law School
  • 1912: m. Ella Davis, March 21, c. Carol
  • 1912 - 1918 : Professor of Law, Cincinnati Law School
  • 1916 - 1918 : Assistant Dean, Cincinnati Law School
  • 1919 - 1920 : Thayer Teaching Fellow, Harvard Law School
  • 1920 - 1923 : Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
  • 1921 - 1923 : 1925 - 1926 : Professor of Business Law, Columbia University, summers
  • 1923 - 1924 : Lecturer, Business Law, Harvard Law School
  • 1924 - 1941 : Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
  • 1936 - 1941 : Member of the Faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration
  • 1941: Died, December 18, Cambridge, Mass

From the guide to the Papers, 1907-1920, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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referencedIn Oko, Adolph S. (Adolph Sigmund), 1883-1944. Papers, 1911-1944. The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
creatorOf Isaacs, Nathan, 1886-1941. Nathan Isaacs papers, 1915-1941. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Isaacs, Nathan, 1886-1941. Letter to Horace Howard Furness, 1911. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Hart, Henry Melvin, 1904-1969. Papers, 1927-1969 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Meyer, Annie Nathan, 1867-1951. Annie Nathan Meyer papers, 1858-1950 (bulk 1885-1948). The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
creatorOf Nathan Isaacs papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Roscoe Pound Papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Isaacs, Nathan, 1886-1941. Correspondence, 1910-1945 [microform]. Brandeis University Library
creatorOf Isaacs, Nathan, 1886-1941. The Class notes of Nathan Isaacs, 1919-1920. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Papers of Nathan Isaacs, 1907-1920 (inclusive). Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Davis and Isaacs Family Papers Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society
creatorOf Isaacs, Nathan, 1886-1941,. Lecture notes of James Gould, 1824. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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associatedWith Beale, Joseph Henry, 1861-1943. person
correspondedWith Hart, Henry Melvin. person
associatedWith Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration corporateBody
correspondedWith Hurwitz, Henry, 1886-1961 person
correspondedWith Isaacs, Nathan, 1864-1941 person
associatedWith Jewish Theological Seminary of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Meyer, Annie Nathan, 1867-1951. person
correspondedWith Oko, Adolph S. (Adolph Sigmund), 1883-1944. person
associatedWith Pound, Roscoe, 1870-1964. person
associatedWith Sayre, Francis Bowes, 1885-1972 person
associatedWith The Davis Family; the Isaacs Family person
associatedWith Zionist Organization of America. corporateBody
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