11 Facts About Samuel Williston

Samuel Williston was an American lawyer and law professor who authored an influential treatise on contracts.

Samuel Williston was graduated from Harvard College in 1882 and worked for three years as a survey assistant for a railroad and teaching at a boarding school.

Samuel Williston was an editor of the first volume of the Harvard Law Review, and in 1888 he graduated first in his class with LL.

From 1895 to 1938, Samuel Williston was a law professor at Harvard Law School, and in 1910, he briefly served as acting dean.

Samuel Williston wrote five volumes of his legal treatise, "The Law of Contracts", which was first published during the span of 1920 to 1922.

In 1932, Samuel Williston served as reporter for the First Restatement of Contracts, a highly influential publication in the legal community.

Samuel Williston received accolades both during his lifetime and at the time of his death.

In 1905, Samuel Williston was made a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Samuel Williston was awarded honorary degrees by Harvard, 1910; Amherst, 1923; and Yale, 1926.

Samuel Williston lived to 101 years of age in spite of ill health in his mid-thirties that interfered with his teaching.

Samuel Williston is the namesake of the Samuel Williston Negotiation Competition at Harvard Law School.