Harold J. Berman
February 13, 1918 – November 13, 2007
Harold J. Berman was an Ames professor of Law at Harvard Law School and Emory University for over sixty years. He was an expert in comparative, international, and Russian law, as well as legal history and philosophy, and the intersection of law and religion. His extensive knowledge and profound contemplation of the nature of law left an indelible mark on legal thought.