Boris Bittker
American lawyer and legal writer
Boris Bittker
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Born |
Boris Irving Bittker
( 1916-11-28 ) November 28, 1916
Rochester, New York
, US
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Died |
September 8, 2005
(2005-09-08)
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88)
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Alma mater |
Cornell University
Yale Law School |
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Fields | Tax law |
Institutions | Yale Law School |
Boris Irving Bittker (November 28, 1916 – September 8, 2005) was an American legal scholar. A professor at Yale Law School , Bittker was a prolific author, writing many textbooks and over one hundred articles on tax law .
Born in Rochester, New York , Bittker attended Cornell University ('38) and Yale Law School ('41). After law school, Bittker clerked for Judge Jerome Frank of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit . From 1942 to 43 Bittker worked as an attorney for the Lend-Lease Administration in Washington, D.C.
On May 24, 1943, he joined the United States Army. [1] During the next two years Bittker fought and was wounded in World War II , receiving a Purple Heart . He served with the 42nd Infantry Division in France. [2]
Returning from Europe, Bittker returned to government service, working for the Office of the Alien Property Custodian . Bittker reluctantly returned to his alma mater as an assistant professor in 1946. Eventually he gained tenure in 1951, became a Southmayd Professor in 1958, and Sterling Professor of Law in 1970. He retired in 1983.
In 1973, Bittker wrote The Case for Black Reparations , inspired by SNCC leader James Forman , who in 1969 interrupted a church service to demand reparations for slavery. Bittker defended the spirit of Forman's appeal, but argued that a reparations lawsuit for school segregation had a stronger legal basis.
Bittker was also a dedicated environmentalist , serving as a trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council .
Bittker was married to Anne (died on February 2, 1997) and had two children, Susan and Daniel.
Publications (selection)
- The Case for Black Reparations . Boston: Beacon Press. 1973. ISBN 9780394480947 .
- Lokken, Lawrence (1981). Federal Taxation of Income, Estates and Gifts . Boston: Warren, Gorham & Lamont. ISBN 0-88262-460-1 .
- Eustice, James (1987) [1959]. Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders (5th ed.). Boston: Warren, Gorham & Lamont. ISBN 0-88712-991-9 .
- "Constitutional Limits on the Taxing Power of the Federal Government". The Tax Lawyer . 41 (1): 3. 1987.
References
- ↑ "Index Record for Boris I Bittker WWII Army Enlistment Records", (Army Serial Number 32846131), Fold3 by Ancestry.com website . Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Anne Stern Wed To Boris Bittker" , The Courier-News , July 29, 1949, page 2.
- Pollak, Louis H. (2006). "Remembering Boris". Yale Law Journal . 115 : 745.
- Simon, John G. (2006). "Let Us Count the Ways: A Tribute to Boris Bittker" . Yale Law Journal . 115 : 751 . Retrieved 10 March 2015 .
- Yale Law School obituary
- YLS Mourns Death of Boris I. Bittker; Memorial Service Scheduled December 11
- Anne Bittker Obituary, 2/27/97 The New York Times B10
External links
- Boris I. Bittker papers (MS 1869) . Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
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