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Edward S. Corwin joined the faculty of Princeton University in 1905 after receiving an invitation from Woodrow Wilson. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1900 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1905. In 1908, he was appointed the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, a position he held until his retirement in 1946.
Corwin was a leading scholar of American constitutional law and the presidency. He authored numerous influential books, including multiple editions of The Constitution and What It Means Today, first published in the 1920s, and The President: Office and Powers. He served as president of the American Political Science Association and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1936. Corwin died on April 23, 1963.
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