John Honnold
John Otis Honnold Jr. (December 5, 1915 – January 21, 2011) was the William A. Schnader Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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| Occupation | Law professor |
| Title | William A. Schnader Professor of Commercial Law |
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| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Biography
Honnold was born in Kansas, Illinois, to John Otis and Louretta (Wright) Honnold, and lived in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.[1][2]
He graduated from Paris High School in Illinois.[2] Honnold then earned a bachelor's degree in economics and government from the University of Illinois in 1936, and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1939, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.[1][2] He was awarded a Fulbright Senior Research Scholarship award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Theberge Prize for Private International Law.[1]
Honnold worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission for five years.[1][2] During World War II he worked as chief of the Court Review Branch in the Chief Counsel's Office of Price Administration. He began his career in private practice at a New York law firm, Wright, Gordon, Zachry & Parlin.[1]
Honnold was the William A. Schnader Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, after joining the school's faculty in 1946.[1] His academic focus was private international law.[1]
His writings included Sales Transactions: Domestic and International Law (with Curtis Reitz) and Security Interests in Personal Property (with Steven Harris and Charles W. Mooney Jr.).[1]
Honnold died on January 21, 2011, at 95 years of age.[1]
References
- "Emeritus Professor John Honnold, Father of the Vienna Convention, Dies at 95". law.upenn.edu.
- Naedele, Walter F. (4 February 2011). "John O. Honnold Jr., 95; a Penn law professor who played an active role in 20th century events". www.philly.com.