Maynard Pirsig

Maynard Pirsig (1902–1997) was an American legal scholar and academic. Educated at the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Law School,[1] he was Professor and Dean of Law at Minnesota from 1948 to 1955. He was later Professor of Law at the William Mitchell College of Law.[2] He had one of the longest careers of any legal academic.[3]

Personal life

Pirsig was born in Kossuth County, Iowa in 1902, was raised on his parents' farm and spoke only German until he began attending school.[4]

He is the father of Robert M. Pirsig.[5]

Deanship at Minnesota

Pirsig improved the reputation of the University of Minnesota Law School by hiring a number of notable scholars, including Charles Alan Wright, Michael I. Sovern, and Jesse Dukeminier.

Minnesota Supreme Court

Pirsig served briefly as a Justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Harold Stassen.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/judges/memorials/MPersigObit.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.moq.org/links/LinkData/DeanPirsigTribute.html
  3. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62605024.html
  4. ↑ http://www.moq.org/links/LinkData/DeanPirsigTribute.html
  5. ↑ "Robert M. Pirsig". It Happened in History. American Society of Authors and Writers. Retrieved 2008-02-25.