Ashbel Green Gulliver
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Ashbel Green Gulliver was the Dean
of Yale Law School
from 1940 to 1946. His nickname was "Peyl"—from ashpail.
for high school. He received a B.A. from Yale University
in 1919. While at Yale, he was a member of the secret society Wolf's Head
.
While at Yale Law School, Gulliver was on the Yale Law Journal and served as the Journal's secretary.
After graduating, he worked at Alexander & Green
, which was founded by Ashbel Green, his grandfather.
He became an assistant professor at Yale Law School in 1927, and a full professor in 1935. In 1934, Gulliver became Assistant Dean of Yale Law School. In 1939, when Charles Edward Clark
resigned as Dean to become a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
, Gulliver was appointed Acting Dean. He became Dean in 1940, and held that position until 1946. During World War II
, he recommended that other law schools merge or close. While Dean, in 1941, he wrote his classic article on Trust Law
, Classification of Gratuitous Transfers, with Catherine J. Tilson.
During World War II, Gulliver was the Chairman of the Alien Hearing Board for Connecticut. After the war, he was a member of the Connecticut Post-War Planning Board and Chairman of the Yale University Post-War Planning Committee, and he worked for the Office of the Pardon Attorney
.
After his deanship, he continued to teach, and by 1967, had become the Garver Professor of Law Emeritus at Yale Law School. In general, Gulliver was considered a solid, enterprising, and uncontroversial administrator, and a "mild-mannered man."
The Ashbel G. Gulliver Memorial Library Fund at Yale Law School is endowed in his name.
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
from 1940 to 1946. His nickname was "Peyl"—from ashpail.
Early life
Gulliver went to Groton SchoolGroton School
Groton School is a private, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, U.S. It enrolls approximately 375 boys and girls, from the eighth through twelfth grades...
for high school. He received a B.A. from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1919. While at Yale, he was a member of the secret society Wolf's Head
Wolf's Head (secret society)
Wolf's Head Society is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Membership is recomposed annually of fifteen or sixteen Yale University students, typically juniors from the college...
.
Yale Law School
Gulliver graduated with an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1922. He was the class valedictorian.While at Yale Law School, Gulliver was on the Yale Law Journal and served as the Journal's secretary.
After graduating, he worked at Alexander & Green
Walter, Conston, Alexander & Green
Walter, Conston, Alexander & Green, P.C. was a mid-sized full service New York-based law firm that existed from 1843-2001 when it merged with Atlanta-based Alston & Bird to launch the New York office of that national firm...
, which was founded by Ashbel Green, his grandfather.
He became an assistant professor at Yale Law School in 1927, and a full professor in 1935. In 1934, Gulliver became Assistant Dean of Yale Law School. In 1939, when Charles Edward Clark
Charles Edward Clark
Charles Edward Clark was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1939 to 1963. A native of Connecticut, Clark attended Yale College and Yale Law School...
resigned as Dean to become a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals...
, Gulliver was appointed Acting Dean. He became Dean in 1940, and held that position until 1946. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he recommended that other law schools merge or close. While Dean, in 1941, he wrote his classic article on Trust Law
Trust law
In common law legal systems, a trust is a relationship whereby property is held by one party for the benefit of another...
, Classification of Gratuitous Transfers, with Catherine J. Tilson.
During World War II, Gulliver was the Chairman of the Alien Hearing Board for Connecticut. After the war, he was a member of the Connecticut Post-War Planning Board and Chairman of the Yale University Post-War Planning Committee, and he worked for the Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office of the Pardon Attorney
The Office of the Pardon Attorney, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States or his designee, assists the President of the United States in the exercise of executive clemency as authorized under Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution. Under the Constitution, the President's...
.
After his deanship, he continued to teach, and by 1967, had become the Garver Professor of Law Emeritus at Yale Law School. In general, Gulliver was considered a solid, enterprising, and uncontroversial administrator, and a "mild-mannered man."
The Ashbel G. Gulliver Memorial Library Fund at Yale Law School is endowed in his name.
Selected Works
- Cases and other materials on the Law of Estates, 1932
- Classification of Gratuitous Transfers with Catherine J. Tilson, 1941
- Cases And Materials On The Law Of Future Interests, 1959
- Cases and materials on decedents' estates,1966
- Cases and materials on gratuitous transfers: Wills, intestate succession, trusts, gifts, and future interests, 1967