Francis Hermann Bohlen (July 31, 1868 – December 9, 1942) was an American legal scholar from Pennsylvania who specialized intort law and served as theAlgernon Sydney Biddle professor of law at theUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School.[1]
Francis Hermann Bohlen | |
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| Born | Francis Hermann Bohlen (1868-07-31)July 31, 1868 |
| Died | December 9, 1942(1942-12-09) (aged 74) Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Law professor and cricket player |
| Known for | Torts scholar and cricket player |
| Title | Algernon Sydney Biddle professor of law |
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| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Biography
editBohlen was born inChestnut Hill,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, to John and Priscilla Murray Bohlen.[2][1] He was a descendant of the von Bohlen family ofPrussia.[1] He attended Miss Havens School in Philadelphia.[1] He graduated fromSt. Paul’s School inConcord, New Hampshire (1884) and theUniversity of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Laws, 1892). He was awarded anhonorary degree by theUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School (Doctor of Laws, 1929).[3]
Apart from his scholarship, he was a well-knowncricket player who was considered one of the best amateurs in America, traveling to compete in England and playing forLondon County Cricket Club,Marylebone Cricket Club,Free Foresters, and thePhiladelphian cricket team.[2][4][5]
Bohlen was theAlgernon Sydney Biddle professor of law at theUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School.[6] He was an expert on the law of torts, and also taught evidence and contracts.[7][1][6] He retired from teaching in 1937.[6] He was known as a leading theorist of theRealist years in torts theory, though he was not a Realist himself.[8][9][10]
Among his writings wereA Short Selection of Cases on the Law of Torts: Texas, and Other Cases on Torts (Bobbs-Merrill, 1933),Commentaries on Torts: Restatement, Issue 3 (American Law Institute, 1927), andStudies in the law of torts (Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1926).[11][12][13]
He died on December 9, 1942, inWynnewood, Pennsylvania, at age 74.[2] He is interred in the Bohlen family crypt atLaurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[14]
References
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- ^"Honorary Degree Recipients by Decade: 1920s".University of Pennsylvania Secretary. Retrieved25 July 2024.
- ^Dhole, Pradip (13 July 2016)."Charles Brathwaite: The American First-Class cricketer who lived a hundred years!".Cricket Country.
- ^The New York Clipper Annual ... Containing Theatrical, Musical and Sporting Chronologies ... Frank Queen Publishing Company (Limited). 1894 – via Google Books.
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- ^White, G. Edward (2003).Tort Law in America: An Intellectual History. Oxford University Press.ISBN 9780198020271 – via Google Books.
- ^White, G. Edward (2019).Tort Law in America: An Intellectual History. Oxford University Press.ISBN 9780195139655 – via Google Books.
- ^Pihlajamäki, Heikki; Dubber, Markus D.; Godfrey, Mark (2018).The Oxford Handbook of European Legal History. Oxford University Press.ISBN 9780191088377 – via Google Books.
- ^Moore, Michael S. (2010).Causation and Responsibility: An Essay in Law, Morals, and Metaphysics. OUP Oxford.ISBN 9780199599516 – via Google Books.
- ^Bohlen, Francis Hermann (1926).Studies in the law of torts. Bobbs-Merrill Company – via Google Books.
- ^Bohlen, Francis Hermann (1927).Commentaries on Torts: Restatement. American Law Institute – via Google Books.
- ^Bohlen, Francis Hermann (1933).A Short Selection of Cases on the Law of Torts: Texas, and Other Cases on Torts. Supplement. Bobbs-Merrill – via Google Books.
- ^"Francis Bohlen".remembermyjourney.com. webCemeteries. Retrieved16 December 2024.