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Paul Bruton

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Paul Bruton
Born
Paul Wesley Bruton

(1903-08-01)August 1, 1903
DiedJuly 16, 1988(1988-07-16) (aged 84)
OccupationLaw professor
Titlethe Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law and the Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School

Paul Wesley Bruton (August 1, 1903 – July 16, 1988) was the Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law and the Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[1]

Biography

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Bruton received his A.B. and his LL.B. in 1929 from the University of California, and his J.S.D. in 1930 from Yale University.[2][1]

Bruton was the Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law and the Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, at which he started teaching in 1937.[2][3][4] He taught at the law school for 37 years.[4] He was Acting Dean of the law school during 1951 to 1952.[4]

Among his writings were Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials, with Edward Louis Barrett and John Honnold (Foundation Press, 1968) and Bruton's Cases and materials on Federal taxation, with Raymond J. Bradley (West Pub. Co., 1953).[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paul Wesley Bruton - Duke University School of Law". law.duke.edu. January 1934.
  2. ^ a b "ALEXANDER H. FREY: STIMULATING TEACHER, ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE AND DELIGHTFUL COMPANION"
  3. ^ "PAUL W. BRUTON"
  4. ^ a b c "IN APPRECIATION OF PAUL W. BRUTON"
  5. ^ Barrett, Edward Louis; Bruton, Paul Wesley; Honnold, John (1968). Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials. Foundation Press – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Bruton, Paul Wesley; Bradley, Raymond J. (1953). Bruton's Cases and materials on Federal taxation. West Pub. Co. – via Google Books.