Background
Jones, William Catron was born on March 30, 1926 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Catron and Lois (Sauters) Jones.
Jones, William Catron was born on March 30, 1926 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Catron and Lois (Sauters) Jones.
AB, Yale University, 1946; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1949; Master of Laws, University of Chicago, 1959; Doctor of Juridical Science, University of Chicago, 1961; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1965-1966.
Attorney, Department Interior, 1949-1951;
research associate, University of Chicago, 1954-1955;
member of faculty, Washington University, St. Louis, since 1955;
professor of law, Washington University, St. Louis, since 1963;
Charles Nagel professor international and comparative law, Washington University, since 1990. Lecturer Faculté International pour L'Enseignment de Droit Comparé, Strasbourg, France, 1962-1964. Guest professor of University Freiburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1967, National Taiwan U., 1971.
Visiting research scholar U. Tokyo Law School, 1976-1977. Fulbright lecturer Wuhan U., Peoples Republic of China, 1982-1984.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1945, 51-53.
Married Jean Gertrude Engstrom, June 4, 1965.