Scott, Austin Wakeman, 1884-1981

Law teacher, legal scholar. A.B., Rutgers, 1903; LL.B., Harvard, 1909. LL.D., Rutgers, Harvard, Brown, Osgoode Hall; D.C.L. Oxford U., 1954. Member of Harv. Law S. faculty, 1910-1961; Emeritus, 1961-1981. Dean, Coll. of Law, State U. of Iowa, 1911-1912. Reporter for Am. Law Institute. President, AALS; Fellow, AAAS; Author: The Law of Trusts (various editions); articles in legal and other professional journals.

From the description of Papers, 1906-1979. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047320

Lawyer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Austin Wakeman Scott : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451325

Scott (1884-1981) (Harvard, L.L.B., 1909) taught law at Harvard from 1914 to 1961.

From the description of Papers of Austin Wakeman Scott, 1915-1947 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973269

Austin W. Scott (1884-1981) was a professor of law at Harvard University and served on leave of absence as dean at the College of Law, State University of Iowa, 1911-1912.

From the description of Records of dean Austin W. Scott, College of Law, 1911-1912. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 234176687

• 1903: A.B., Rutgers College
• 1909: LL.B., Harvard University
• 1933: LL.D., Rutgers University
• 1944: Harvard University
• 1960: Brown University
• 1965: Osgoode Law School, Upper Canada
• 1954: D.C.L., Oxford University
• 1910: Admitted to New York State bar
• 1911: Massachusetts bar
• 1909 - 1910 : Instructor, Harvard Law School
• 1910 - 1914 : Assistant Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
• 1914 - 1920 : Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
• 1 September 1915 - 1 February 1916 : Acting Dean, Harvard Law School
• 1920 - 1938 : Story Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
• 1938 - 1961 : Dane Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
• 1961 - 1981 : Dane Professor of Law, Emeritus, Harvard Law School
• 1911 - 1912 : Served on leave of absence, as Dean of the College of Law, State University of Iowa
• 1928: Reporter for Trusts, American Law Institute; co-reporter for Restitution and Judgments President, Association of American Law Schools Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences Clerk, Ames Foundation
• 1935 - 1959 : Faculty member, Graduate School of Banking, American Bankers Association
• 1961: Recipient, Harvard Law School Association Distinguished Service Award
• 9 April 1981: d. Cambridge, Massachusetts

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From the guide to the Papers, 1906-1979, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)