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Honnold was born in [[Kansas, Illinois]], to John Otis and Louretta (Wright) Honnold, and lived in [[Swarthmore, Pennsylvania]], and [[Kennett Square, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/news/1901-emeritus-professor-john-honnold-father-of-the|title=Emeritus Professor John Honnold, Father of the Vienna Convention, Dies at 95|website=law.upenn.edu}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20110204_John_O__Honnold_Jr___95__a_Penn_law_professor_who_played_an_active_role_in_20th_century_events.html|title=John O. Honnold Jr., 95; a Penn law professor who played an active role in 20th century events|first= Walter F. |last=Naedele|website=www.philly.com}}</ref> |
Honnold was born in [[Kansas, Illinois]], to John Otis and Louretta (Wright) Honnold, and lived in [[Swarthmore, Pennsylvania]], and [[Kennett Square, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/news/1901-emeritus-professor-john-honnold-father-of-the|title=Emeritus Professor John Honnold, Father of the Vienna Convention, Dies at 95|website=law.upenn.edu}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20110204_John_O__Honnold_Jr___95__a_Penn_law_professor_who_played_an_active_role_in_20th_century_events.html|title=John O. Honnold Jr., 95; a Penn law professor who played an active role in 20th century events|first= Walter F. |last=Naedele|website=www.philly.com}}</ref> |
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He graduated from [[Paris Cooperative High School|Paris High School]] in Illinois.<ref name="auto1"/> Honnold then |
He graduated from [[Paris Cooperative High School|Paris High School]] in Illinois.<ref name="auto1"/> 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]]''.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> He was awarded a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Senior Research Scholarship]] award, a [[Guggenheim Fellowship]], and the Theberge Prize for Private International Law.<ref name="auto"/> |
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Honnold worked at the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] for five years.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> 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.<ref name="auto"/> |
Honnold worked at the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] for five years.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> 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.<ref name="auto"/> |
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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 the 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 Mooney).[1]
Honnold died on January 21, 2011, at 95 years of age.[1]
References
- Harvard Law School alumni
- University of Pennsylvania Law School faculty
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni
- American academics
- American legal scholars
- Scholars of contract law
- People from Illinois
- People from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
- Illinois lawyers
- International law scholars
- Scholars of property law