Felix S. Cohen

1907 - 1953

Felix S. Cohen

American attorney and legal scholar.

Was Felix S. Cohen Jewish?
Yes, Felix S. Cohen was Jewish.
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Cohen is regarded as the founder of the modern field of federal Indian law.

As an attorney in the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1933 to 1947, he helped draft the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.

• His Handbook of Federal Indian Law (1941) remains a foundational reference in the field.

• He was a leading figure in legal realism; his article "Transcendental Nonsense and the Functional Approach" (1935) is among the most-cited law review articles ever written.

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