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Encyclopedia > Aaron Director

Aaron Director (1901-September 11, 2004), a celebrated professor at the University of Chicago Law School, played a central role in the development of the so-called Chicago School of economics. Together with his better known brother-in-law, Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, Director influenced a generation of jurists, including Robert Bork, Richard Posner, Antonin Scalia and Chief Justice William Rehnquist. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Chicago Law School is a part of the prestigious University of Chicago. ... Economics (deriving from the Greek words οίκω [oeko], house, and νέμω [nemo], distribute) is the social science that studies the allocation of scarce resources. ... Milton Friedman Milton Friedman (born July 31, 1912) is a U.S. economist, known primarily for his work on macroeconomics and for his advocacy of laissez-faire capitalism. ... Robert Bork Robert Heron Bork (born March 1, 1927) is a conservative American legal scholar and former judge who advocates an originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution. ... Judge Richard Allen Posner (born January 11, 1939, New York City) is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. ... Justice Antonin Scalia Justice Antonin Scalia (born March 11, 1936) has been a US Supreme Court Associate Justice since 1986. ... William H. Rehnquist has served as the Chief Justice of the United States since 1986. ...


He founded the Journal of Law & Economics in 1958, which he co-edited with Nobel laureate Ronald Coase, that helped to unite the fields of law and economics with far-reaching influence. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ronald Coase (born December 29, 1910) is a British economist. ...


Born 1901 in Charterisk, Russia, Director immigrated to the United States, and then attended Yale University immediately after World War I. His sister, Rose Director, married Milton Friedman in 1938. During World War II, he held positions in the War Department and the Department of Commerce. This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...


In 1946, Director's appointment to the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School began a half-century of intellectual productivity, although his reluctance about publishing left few writings behind. Director taught antitrust courses at the law school with Edward Levi, who eventually would serve as Dean of Chicago’s Law School, President of the University of Chicago, and as U.S. Attorney General in the Ford administration. 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ...


Aaron Director died September 11, 2004 in California. State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...


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Aaron Director; economist; 102 | The San Diego Union-Tribune (319 words)
Aaron Director, an economist and a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago Law School whose work helped redefine American legal thought, has died.
Director was among the first American scholars to apply the principles of economics to legal reasoning in the 1950s.
"Aaron Director was first and foremost a teacher of teachers," said Douglas Baird, professor and former dean of the University of Chicago Law School.
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