Hessel E. Yntema

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Hessel E. Yntema (1891-1966) was a law professor and scholar. [1] Yntema studies Hope College, the University of Michigan, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School. Yntema taught at Columbia Law School, Johns Hopkins, the University of Michigan. Yntema was a leading legal realist. [2] Yntema founded The American Journal of Comparative Law in 1952 and ran the journal until his death. [1] His final position was professor emeritus at the University of Michigan. [3] In 1961, the book Twentieth Century Comparative and Conflicts Law: Legal Essays in Honor of Hessel E. Yntema was published, consisting of 38 essays from his peers. In addition to his professorship, Yntema served as the vice-president of the International Academy of Comparative Law. [4]

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  1. 1 2 Offerhaus, J. (1966). "IN MEMORIAM HESSEL E. YNTEMA (1891 -1966)" (PDF). Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Internationaal Recht. 13 (3): 312–316. doi:10.1017/S0165070X00023731.
  2. ↑ Yntema, American Legal Realism in Respective, Vanderbilt Law Review 317 (1960).
  3. ↑ "HESSEL E. YNTEMA, EXPERT ON LAW, 75; Retired Michigan Professor Dies--At 4 Universities". New York Times. February 22, 1966.
  4. ↑ Athanassios N. Yiannopoulos (April 1963). "Book Review: Twentieth Century Comparative and Conflicts Law: Legal Essays in Honor of Hessel E. Yntema". Louisiana Law Review.
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