Henry Campbell Black

Henry Campbell Black (October 17, 1860 – March 19, 1927) was the founder of Black's Law Dictionary, the definitive legal dictionary first published in 1891.[1]

Born in Ossining, New York, went to school at Trinity College in Connecticut, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1880, a master’s degree in 1887, and a Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in 1916.[2] He was also the editor of The Constitutional Review from 1917 until his death in 1927.

Books

Sources

  • Who Was Who in America. A component volume of Who's Who in American History, Volume 1, 1897-1942 (Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943), page 100

References

  1. ^ "Review of Black's Law Dictionary". Harvard Law Review. 5 (3): 155–156. 1891. doi:10.2307/1322241. ISSN 0017-811X.
  2. ^ "The First Edition of Black's Law Dictionary". Early Law Dictionaries of the United States. Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Review of Handbook of American Constitutional Law". The Yale Law Journal. 4 (4): 164–165. 1895. doi:10.2307/780692. ISSN 0044-0094.
  4. ^ B., W. (1891). "Review of A Treatise on the Law of Judgments, Including the Doctrine of Res Judicata". Harvard Law Review. 5 (1): 43–44. doi:10.2307/1322282. ISSN 0017-811X.