- John Wolff
John Wolff (1906-2005) [Citation
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title = Law Professor John Wolff, 99
date = 12/10/05
year = 2005
url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/10/AR2005121001298.html
accessdate = 8/28/08 ] served as an Adjunct Professor of Law atGeorgetown University Law Center for 44 years until his death onDecember 7 ,2005 In addition to teaching, he worked for the government and was a consultant on Foreign and International Law in Washington, D.C. and published articles in numerous American and German legal publications. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the U.S. Army and a deputy to the U.S. representative to theUnited Nations War Crimes Commission. [ Citation
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title = About John Wolff
date = 08/15/08
year = 2008
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accessdate = 08/28/08 ] He also served as an advisor on international and foreign law to the U.S. Department of Justice and served as deputy chairman of the Council on International Law of theFederal Bar Association .He graduated with an LL.D. from the University of Heidelberg and later received an LL.M. from Columbia University. In addition to Georgetown, Professor Wolff lectured at the Universities of Munich and Muenster in Germany as well as the Law Society of Berlin. [ Citation
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title = In Memoriam
date = October 2006
year = 2006
url = http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/friends/newsletter1006.pdf
accessdate = 08/28/08 ]Professor Wolff received three awards from
Georgetown University . [ Citation
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title = Georgetown Law Mourns Longtime Professor John Wolff
date = Spring/Summer 2006
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url = http://www.law.georgetown.edu/alumni/publications/2006/springsummer/documents/facultynotes.pdf
accessdate = 08/28/08 ] In 1981, he received the Vicennial Medal in recognition of his distinguished 20 years of service. In 1988, he received the Charles Fahy Distinguished Adjunct Professor Award. In 2003, he received a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of his loyalty and commitment to Georgetown University and 42 years of outstanding teaching.In 2004, Georgetown permanently honored Professor Wolff through dedication of the
John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library .References
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