Joseph Henry Beale

Joseph Henry Beale
Born(1861-10-12)October 12, 1861
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 1943(1943-01-20) (aged 81)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (AB, LLB)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Law Professor
SpouseElizabeth Chadwick Day
Parents
  • Joseph Henry Beale (father)
  • Frances E. Messinger (mother)
RelativesJoseph Swift Beale (grandfather), Susanna Holbrook Adams (grandmother), Capt. Benjamin Beale, Joseph Grant Beale, John Quincy Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Samuel Adams Sr. John Lothropp, King Edward I

Joseph Henry Beale (October 12, 1861 – January 20, 1943) was an American law professor at Harvard Law School and served as the first dean of University of Chicago Law School. He was notable for his advancement of legal formalism, as well as his work in conflict of laws, corporations, and criminal law.