Abram Chayes (July 18, 1922-April 16, 2000), American scholar of international law closely associated with the administration of John F. Kennedy. Abram Chayes's full name was Abram Joseph Chayes, but he did not use his middle name. He was born in Chicago. Both his parents were lawyers. He graduated "summa cum laude" from Harvard College in 1943 and served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945 as a field artillery officer in France, Holland, Germany, and Japan, … Wikipedia
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