Georges Gurvitch (1894-1965) held the chair of sociology at the Sorbonne from 1949 until his death. During the war years, he taught at the New School for Social Research. He was the author of numerous works in the sociology of law including "Le Temps Present et l'Idue du Droit Social, L'Experience Juridique et la Philosophe Pluraliste do Droit, " and "The Bill of Social Rights."