June 18, 1984(1984-06-18) (aged 69) Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Karl Llewellyn
Education
Hunter College (BA) Columbia University (JD)
Known for
First woman Harvard law professor University of Miami School of Law dean
Soia Mentschikoff (April 5, 1915 – June 18, 1984) was a Russian American lawyer, law professor, legal scholar and law school dean, best known for her work in the development and drafting of the Uniform Commercial Code. She served as dean of University of Miami School of Law. She was also the first woman to teach at Harvard Law School.
SoiaMentschikoff (April 5, 1915 – June 18, 1984) was a Russian American lawyer, law professor, legal scholar and law school dean, best known for her...
up soia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Soia, SOIA, or variant, may refer to: SoiaMentschikoff (1915–1984) Russian-American lawyer Elena Soia (born...
mid-1970s, he taught law at the University of Miami School of Law under SoiaMentschikoff. He then practiced law briefly in Los Angeles before taking a position...
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). Llewellyn married his former student SoiaMentschikoff, who had become a law professor and was also a UCC drafter. She also...
Levi, who was appointed Dean in 1950. In 1951, Karl Llewellyn and SoiaMentschikoff joined the law school, the latter being the first woman on the faculty...
Llewellyn (the prime leader in the project), William A. Schnader, SoiaMentschikoff, and Grant Gilmore. The UCC contained principles and concepts borrowed...
1966 Frederick D. Lewis, 1966 – 1973 Thomas A. Thomas, 1973 – 1974 SoiaMentschikoff, 1974 – 1982 Claude R. Sowle, 1982 – 1986 Mary E. Doyle, 1986 – 1994...
Timoney - Miami chief of police Floria Lasky - prominent theater lawyer SoiaMentschikoff - chief developer of the Uniform Commercial Code and first woman to...
the Southern District of New York Roger Manno – Maryland politician SoiaMentschikoff (1934) – law professor who worked on the Uniform Commercial Code;...
Jr., Benjamin Kaplan, Jessica Litman, Louis Lusky, Yale Kamisar, SoiaMentschikoff, Richard B. Morris, Paula Franzese, Robert Pitofsky, Barbara Ringer...
Wendy Jacobs Elena Kagan Christopher Columbus Langdell Daniel Meltzer SoiaMentschikoff Arthur R. Miller Elisabeth Owens John Palfrey Roscoe Pound John Rawls...
and Alan Dershowitz. In 1946, just after Griswold was made dean, SoiaMentschikoff was appointed visiting professor, the first woman faculty member in...
Alexander M. Bickel (1924-1974) – professor of law, Yale Law School SoiaMentschikoff (1915-1984) – professor of law, University of Chicago Law School Dorothy...
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva SoiaMentschikoff 1934 Hunter first woman partner of a major law firm; first woman elected...
('47–51), federal appellate court ('51–80); cover of Time magazine, 1949 SoiaMentschikoff (1937), drafter, Uniform Commercial Code; first women to teach at...
history) Mary Anne Franks (Law) Ira J. Kurzban (Immigration law) SoiaMentschikoff (Dean) Marilyn Milian (Criminal law) John Jay Osborn Jr. (Contract...
combatants who displayed exceptional service during World War I. Born: SoiaMentschikoff, Russian-American lawyer, first woman to teach at Harvard Law School...
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