02900nam 22006374a 450 991077801310332120200520144314.01-4696-0562-70-8078-8996-2(CKB)1000000000787208(EBL)454818(OCoLC)435671127(SSID)ssj0000178050(PQKBManifestationID)11156224(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178050(PQKBWorkID)10219716(PQKB)10137829(StDuBDS)EDZ0000243995(MdBmJHUP)muse23442(Au-PeEL)EBL454818(CaPaEBR)ebr10313962(CaONFJC)MIL929939(MiAaPQ)EBC454818(EXLCZ)99100000000078720820081216d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe inception of modern professional education[electronic resource] C.C. Langdell, 1826-1906 /Bruce A. KimballChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20091 online resource (448 p.)Studies in legal historyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4696-1481-2 0-8078-3257-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-414) and index.Boyhood and youth, 1826-1854 -- Lawyer on Wall Street, 1855-1870 -- Scholar, 1870-1881 -- Teacher, 1870-1881 -- Faculty, 1870-1900 -- The first dean, 1870-1886 -- Students, 1876-1882 -- Triumph and betrayal, 1886-1890s -- Poor old white-whiskers, 1895-1906.Christopher C. Langdell (1826-1906) is one of the most influential figures in the history of American professional education. As dean of Harvard Law School from 1870 to 1895, he conceived, designed, and built the educational model that leading professional schools in virtually all fields subsequently emulated. In this first full-length biography of the educator and jurist, Bruce Kimball explores Langdell's controversial role in modern professional education and in jurisprudence.Langdell founded his model on the idea of academic meritocracy. According to this principle, scholastic achieStudies in legal history.Law teachersUnited StatesBiographyLawStudy and teachingUnited StatesHistory19th centuryProfessional educationUnited StatesHistory19th centuryLaw teachersLawStudy and teachingHistoryProfessional educationHistory340.092Kimball Bruce A.1951-1538989MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778013103321The inception of modern professional education3841801UNINA