Thayer, James Bradley (1831-1902)

Dates

• Existence: 1831 - 1902

Biography

James Bradley Thayer was an American legal theorist and educator. From 1873 to 1883 he was Royall professor of law at Harvard. In 1883 he was transferred to the professorship which after 1893 was known as the Weld professorship and which he held until his death on February 14, 1902. He took a special interest in the historical evolution of law