John Honnold
John Otis Honnold Jr. | |
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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 |
John Otis Honnold Jr.(December 5, 1915 – January 21, 2011) was the William A. Schnader Professor of Commercial Law at theUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School.
Biography
[edit]Honnold was born inKansas, Illinois,to John Otis and Louretta (Wright) Honnold, and lived inSwarthmore, Pennsylvania,andKennett Square, Pennsylvania.[1][2]
He graduated fromParis High Schoolin Illinois.[2]Honnold then earned a bachelor's degree in economics and government from theUniversity of Illinoisin 1936, and a law degree fromHarvard Law Schoolin 1939, where he was an editor of theHarvard Law Review.[1][2]He was awarded aFulbright Senior Research Scholarshipaward, aGuggenheim Fellowship,and the Theberge Prize for Private International Law.[1]
Honnold worked at theSecurities and Exchange Commissionfor five years.[1][2]During World War II he worked as chief of the Court Review Branch in the Chief Counsel'sOffice 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 theUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School,after joining the school's faculty in 1946.[1]His academic focus wasprivate international law.[1]
His writings includedSales Transactions: Domestic and International Law(withCurtis Reitz) andSecurity Interests in Personal Property(with Steven Harris andCharles W. Mooney Jr.).[1]
Honnold died on January 21, 2011, at 95 years of age.[1]