About William B. Gould IV
Born 1936. William B. Gould IV is an American lawyer, academic, university teacher, law professor and legal scholar.
William Benjamin Gould IV (born July 16, 1936) is an American lawyer who is currently the Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus at Stanford Law School. Gould was the first black professor at Stanford Law School.
Gould was born on July 16, 1936, in Boston, Massachusetts to William B. Gould III and Leah F. Gould. He grew up in Long Branch, New Jersey.
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Who is William B. Gould IV?
American jurist
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William B. Gould IV was born on 16 July 1936 in Boston.
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William B. Gould IV is a lawyer, academic, university teacher, law professor and legal scholar.
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