William Draper Lewis
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William Draper Lewis was the first full-time dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and the founding director of the American Law Institute.
Lewis circa 1930-1940
Lewis circa 1915
American Law Institute
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The American Law Institute is a legal organization composed of judges, lawyers, and legal scholars, with membership limited to 3,000 elected members. It was established in 1923 with the stated purpose
William Draper Lewis
…Lewis (1867–1949) was the first full-time dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1896–1914), and the founding director (1923–1947) of the American Law Institute. William Draper Lewis was reported by the Pennsylvania Law Review as being a devout Episcopalian born to Quaker parents, Henry and Fannie Hannah Wilson…
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