People like Edward J. Larson

Edward John Larson (born September 21, 1953 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American historian and legal scholar. He is university professor of history and holds the Hugh & Hazel Darling Chair in Law at Pepperdine University. He was formerly Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law and Richard B. Russell Professor of American History at the University of Georgia. He continues to serve as a senior fellow of the University of Georgia's Institute of Higher Education, and is currently a professor at Pepperdine School of Law, where he teaches several classes including Property for the 1Ls.

Larson was born in Mansfield, Ohio, and attended Mansfield public schools. He graduated from Williams College and received his J.D. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in the history of science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As a child, Larson hosted Martin Luther King Jr. in his home. During batting practice before the game where Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record, Larson caught a ball hit by Hank Aaron. The ball was later signed by Hank Aaron and kept by Larson. Larson also has met and had lunch with the famous Michelle Triola. Triola was involved in a popular case regarding property between unmarried partners (her and Lee Martin), which can be found in Larson's textbook. Larson is married and has two children, Sarah and Luke.