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First female law professor in the United States
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Helen Silving-Ryu
Born8 March 1906
Died1993
EducationUniversity Vienna, (Ph.D, JD)
Columbia University
Occupation(s)Legal Scholar and Professor of Law
SpousePaul K. Ryu

Helen Silving-Ryu (8 March 1906, Kraków, Poland-1993) was the first female law professor in the United States

Silving-Ryu was the only female scholar mentored by Austrian philosopher and jurist, Hans Kelsen. Silving-Ryu and Kelsen collaborated extensively during her time at Harvard University.

Personal life

Helen was born on March 8, 1906, in Kraków. Daughter of Szaje Chaim and Sara vel Salomea (Bauminger) Silberpfennig. Came to the United States, 1939.

On January 3, 1959, Silving married Paul K. Ryu at the home of New York University’s chancellor, George D. Stoddard.

Silving met Ryu during her time at Harvard University. They intellectually collaborated over the course of their life together on publicational works on the topics of law, freedom, and justice.

Major publications

References

  1. "A Forgotten Kelsenian? The Story of Helen Silving-Ryu (1906–1993)". Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  2. García-Salmones Rovira, Mónica (2013). The Project of Positivism in International Law. OUP Oxford. p. 427. ISBN 9780199685202.
  3. Gassner, Miriam (2024). "The Distaff Side? – Hans Kelsen's Viennese Female Students". Journal on European History. 15 (1): 2–10.
  4. Paz, R. Y. (2014-11-01). "A Forgotten Kelsenian? The Story of Helen Silving-Ryu (1906-1993)". European Journal of International Law. 25 (4): 1123–1146. doi:10.1093/ejil/chu078. ISSN 0938-5428.
  5. Paz, Reut (2015-01-20). "A Forgotten Kelsenian? The Story of Helen Silving-Ryu (1906-1993)". European Journal of International Law. 25 (4): 1123–1146. doi:10.1093/ejil/chu078.
  6. Silving, Helen; Yu, Ki-chʻŏn (1988-01-01). Helen Silving: Memoirs. Vantage Press. ISBN 9780533074259.
  7. Silving, Helen (1948). Immigration Laws of the United States. Oceana Publications.
  8. George, B. J.; Silving, Helen (1968). "Constituent elements of crime". Michigan Law Review. 66 (8): 1763–1769. doi:10.2307/1287151. JSTOR 1287151.
  9. Silving, Helen (1956). "Nationality in Comparative Law". The American Journal of Comparative Law. 5 (3): 410–442. doi:10.2307/837092. JSTOR 837092.
  10. Silving, Helen (1961). "In Re Eichmann: A Dilemma of Law and Morality". American Journal of International Law. 55 (2): 307–358. doi:10.2307/2196122. ISSN 0002-9300. JSTOR 2196122. S2CID 147222074.
  11. Ryu, Helen Silving (1955). "The Twilight Zone of Positive and Natural Law". California Law Review. 43 (3). doi:10.15779/Z38D20X.
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