Edward H. Levi
Edward Hirsch Levi (June 26, 1911 – March 7, 2000) was an American legal scholar and academic. He served as dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 1950 to 1962, president of the University of Chicago from 1968 to 1975, and then as United States Attorney General in the Ford Administration. Levi is regularly cited as the "model of a modern attorney general", the "greatest lawyer of his time", and is credited with restoring order after Watergate. He is considered, along with Yale's Whitney Griswold, the greatest of postwar American university presidents.
Edward H. Levi | |
|---|---|
| 71st United States Attorney General | |
| In office February 2, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | William B. Saxbe |
| Succeeded by | Griffin Bell |
| 7th President of the University of Chicago | |
| In office 1968–1975 | |
| Preceded by | George Beadle |
| Succeeded by | John T. Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Hirsch Levi June 26, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2000 (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Kate Levi |
| Children | 3, including David, John |
| Education | University of Chicago (AB, JD) Yale University (JSD) |
A native of Chicago, Levi graduated from the University of Chicago and Yale University. He served as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General during World War II before returning to the University of Chicago Law School, where he was later named dean. After leaving government service in the Ford administration, Levi returned to teaching in Chicago.