Arthur Nussbaum[2] (January 31, 1877 – November 22, 1964) was a German-born American jurist.

Arthur Nussbaum
Arthur Nussbaum
Born(1877-01-31)January 31, 1877
DiedNovember 22, 1964(1964-11-22) (aged 87)
Resting placeTemple Israel Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
NationalityGerman American
CitizenshipGerman (1877 - 1940)
United States(1940 - 1964)
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
Occupation(s)Lawyer
educator
Employer(s)University of Berlin
Columbia University Law School
Spouse
Gertrude Eyck
(m. 1906⁠–⁠1964)
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Children3 daughters
Parent(s)Bernhard Nussbaum (father); Bernadine Schuster (mother)

Biography

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He studied legal science in Berlin from 1894 till 1897. He taught at the University of Berlin (1918–1933). In 1934, he moved to the United States, and in 1940, he became a US citizen.[3]

He taught at Columbia Law School from 1934 until his formal retirement in 1951.[4]

Selected bibliography

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  • Der Polnaer Ritualmordprozess; eine kriminalpsychologische Untersuchung auf aktenmässiger Grundlage. Mit einem Vorwort von Franz von Liszt. Berlin: Druck und Verlag A.W. Hayn's Erben. 1906. Retrieved May 20, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  • Die Rechtstatsachenforschung; Ihre Bedeutung für Wissenschaft und Unterricht. Tübingen: Verlag von J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). 1914. Retrieved May 20, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  • Das neue deutsche Wirtschaftsrecht : eine systematische Übersicht über die Entwicklung des Privatrechts und der benachbarten Rechtsgebiete seit Ausbruch des Weltkrieges, Berlin, Springer, 1920
  • Deutsches internationales Privatrecht. Tübingen: Mohr. 1932.
  • Money in the Law: National and International; A Comparative Study in the Borderline of Law and Economics (2nd ed.). Brooklyn: Foundation Press. 1950. Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  • Principles of private international law. New York, London, Toronto: Oxford University Press. 1943 – via Internet Archive.
  • A Concise history of the law of nations (2nd ed.). New York: Macmillan. 1954. Retrieved December 27, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  • A History of the Dollar. New York: Columbia University Press. 1957. Retrieved December 27, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  • Bilateral Studies in Private International Law: American - Swiss Private International Law (2nd ed.). New York: Oceana Publications. 1958 – via Internet Archive.

References

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  1. ^ American Jews: Their Lives and Achievements. Vol. 1. Golden Book Foundation of America. 1947. p. 283.
  2. ^ Sometimes Artur Nussbaum, e.g., Comparative Aspects of the Anglo-American Offer-and-Acceptance Doctrine, Columbia Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 6 (Jun., 1936), pp. 920-929, published as 'Artur' Nussbaum)
  3. ^ "Dr. Arthur Nusshaum Dies at 87; Noted Jurist Was German Exile; Columbia Research Professor, Formerly Taught in Berlin, Study Reform Proponent". The New York Times. November 23, 1964. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ Cheatham, Elliott E.; Friedmann, Wolfgang G.; et al. (1957). "Arthur Nussbaum: A Tribute". Columbia Law Review. 57 (1): 1–7. doi:10.2307/1119841. JSTOR 1119841.
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