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Richard Allen Epstein (born April 17, 1943) is an American scholar, educator, lawyer, and author, best known for his writings and studies on classical liberalism, torts, and a wide variety of topics in law and economics. Epstein is currently the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law and director of the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and professor emeritus and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago. Epstein's writings have extensively influenced modern American legal thought. In 2000, a study published in ''The Journal of Legal Studies'' identified Epstein as the 12th-most cited legal scholar of the 20th century. In 2008, he was chosen in a poll taken by ''Legal Affairs'' as one of the most influential legal thinkers of modern times. A study of legal publications between 2009 and 2013 found Epstein to be the 3rd-most frequently cited American legal scholar during that period, behind only Cass Sunstein and Erwin Chemerinsky.〔(2014 Scholarly Impact – Leitner Rankings ).〕 He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1985.〔(Richard A. Epstein ), ''University of Chicago''.〕 ==Life and career== Richard A. Epstein was born on April 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Bernard Epstein, was a radiologist, and his mother, Catherine, managed his father's medical office.〔Frey (2009).〕 He has two sisters. He attended elementary school at P.S.161, a school that is now one of the Success Academy Charter Schools. Epstein and his family lived in Brooklyn until 1954, when his father began working at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center and their family moved to Great Neck, Long Island.〔 Epstein attended Columbia University as an undergraduate student in the early 1960s, graduating with a B.A. degree ''summa cum laude'' in 1964. Epstein's undergraduate performance earned him a Kellett Fellowship, an award at Columbia which pays for two of each year's top graduates to spend two years in England studying at either Cambridge University or Oxford University. Epstein chose to attend Oxford and study law, and was awarded a first-class honours B.A. in jurisprudence in 1966. Epstein then returned to the United States to attend law school at Yale University, graduating with an LL.B. ''cum laude'' in 1968. After earning his law degree from Yale Law School in 1968, Epstein began his teaching career as a law professor at the University of Southern California. Epstein taught there until 1972 when he moved to the University of Chicago, where he taught for 38 years and eventually held the title of James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law. Epstein formally retired from Chicago in 2010, but quickly came out of retirement to join the faculty of New York University as its inaugural Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, where he currently teaches. He remains a professor emeritus and senior lecturer at Chicago, teaching courses there on an occasional basis. In 2013, New York University's School of Law established a new academic research center, the Classical Liberal Institute, and named Epstein as its inaugural director. Epstein has served in many academic and public organizations and has received a number of awards. In 1983, Epstein was made a senior fellow at the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago Medical School, and in 1985 was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was editor of the ''Journal of Legal Studies'' from 1981 to 1991, and was editor of the ''Journal of Law and Economics'' from 1991 to 2001. In 2001, Epstein was appointed the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a prominent American public policy think tank located at Stanford University. In 2003, Epstein received an honorary LL.D. degree from the University of Ghent, and in 2011 was awarded a Bradley Prize.〔(Recipients – The Bradley Prizes )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Epstein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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