R.I.P., Professor Arthur von Mehren

Professor Arthur von Mehren, Story Professor of Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School, passed away yesterday at the age of 83. The Harvard statement on his death is here. Professor von Mehren was one of the pioneers in American legal education in the fields of comparative law, choice of laws, international litigation and international commercial arbitration.

Professor von Mehren’s achievements as a scholar need no amplification here. Let me just note that he wrote over 210 publications, including 10 books, over a fifty-year career and taught thousands of HLS students. A Harvard symposium in his honor was held in 2002 and described his remarkable academic career here.