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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 from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford.
Edward H. Levi, 1968-1975. About the Office. History of the Office. Office of the President Staff. Edward Hirsch Levi was a singular product of the University of Chicago. Educated at the University beginning with kindergarten, Levi attended the Laboratory Schools, the College, and the Law School.
Edward H. Levi became dean of the University of Chicago Law School in 1950, succeeding Wilber G. Katz in the role. As dean, Levi oversaw the marked academic and physical growth of the Law School.
Levi, a former president of the University of Chicago, assumed the role of U.S. attorney general in 1975 at a time of depleted civilian trust in the executive branch following the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the midst of the Watergate scandal.
Mar 8, 2000 · Edward H. Levi, who began his association with the University of Chicago as a 5-year-old in a special kindergarten there and became the university's president before going on to be a widely...
Edward H. Levi was a lawyer, educator, and academic leader who served as the 71st Attorney General of the United States from 1975 to 1977. He oversaw the FBI, antitrust cases, and the busing crisis during the Ford administration.
Dean of the University of Chicago Law School: 1950-1962. Biography. Edward Hirsch Levi was born in Chicago on June 26, 1911. He first became associated with the University of Chicago at the age of six, when he began kindergarten at the University’s Laboratory Schools.
