Charles Fried
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American judge (1935–2024)
OverviewAI-generated
Charles Fried, born Karl Fried in Prague in 1935, was an American lawyer, judge, and university teacher. He served as the Solicitor General of the United States and was a member of the Republican Party. His professional work focused on law and the philosophy of law. Fried was educated at Lawrenceville School, Princeton University, the University of Oxford, and Columbia Law School. He clerked for John Marshall Harlan II and taught at Harvard University.
Fried was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He spoke English and had two children. Fried died in Cambridge on January 23, 2024.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Occupation
- jurist
- Educated at
- Lawrenceville School
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- philosophy of law
- Image
- Charles Fried at Harvard.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Charles Fried
- date of birth
- 1935-04-15
- date of death
- 2024-01-23
- name in native language
- Charles Fried
- birth name
- Karl Fried
- clerked for
- John Marshall Harlan II
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