FREUND, ERNST

FREUND, ERNST (1864–1932), U.S. jurist and legislative authority. Born in New York, Freund was educated in Germany and the United States. Freund practiced law in New York from 1886 to 1894, but was drawn to the teaching profession, concentrating on political and social sciences. As a professor at the University of Chicago from 1902, he made significant contributions to the field of public law, particularly in administrative law and legislation. Freund stressed the importance of social science in the legislative process. He served as a member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law from 1908 until his death and took part in the drafting of uniform state laws relating to marriage and divorce, the guardianship of children, child labor, narcotics, and the improvement of the legal position of illegitimate children. Two important books among his writings are The Police Power, Public Policy and Constitutional Rights (1904) and Standards of American Legislation (1917). -BIBLIOGRAPHY: New York Times (Oct. 21, 1932); University Record (January 1933); Law Quarterly Review (April 1933). (Julius J. Marcke)