Charles Fried is a prominent American jurist and lawyer. He served as United States Solicitor General

United States Solicitor General

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 from 1985 to 1989. He is currently a professor at Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

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Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Fried became a United States citizen in 1948. After studying at the Lawrenceville School

Lawrenceville School

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 and receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University

Princeton University

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 in 1956, he attended Oxford University, where he earned a Bachelor's and a Master's degree

Master's degree

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 in Law in 1958 and 1960, respectively, and was awarded the Ordronnaux Prize in Law (1958).