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Edward Samuel Corwin
1878–1963
A leading interpreter of the U.S. Constitution, he helped generations of readers make sense of presidential power, judicial review, and the changing role of the Supreme Court. His books brought legal and political ideas to a wide audience without losing their depth.
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John Marshall and the Constitution, a Chronicle of the Supreme Court
by Edward Samuel Corwin
About the author
Edward Samuel Corwin was an American legal scholar and political scientist best known for his work on U.S. constitutional law. Born in Michigan in 1878, he studied at the University of Michigan and earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania before beginning a long academic career at Princeton University.
At Princeton, he became one of the country's most influential commentators on the Constitution and on the powers of the presidency. He served as president of the American Political Science Association, and his writing was widely read both inside and outside universities for its clear thinking about how American government actually works.
Corwin wrote many important books, including The Constitution and What It Means Today and The President: Office and Powers. He died in 1963, but he remains a key figure for readers interested in constitutional debate, executive authority, and the history of American political thought.