Maj Kenneth William Hechler, US Army.

Born in Toronto, Canada, 1915; educated at Streatham Grammar School and King's College, LondonUniversity; Bachelor of Laws, 1935; Master of Laws, 1936; Assistant Lecturer, King's College London, 1937-1939; served in World War Two, 1939-1945; Master Sgt, Historical Branch G-2, US Army, 1945; interpreter and clerical assistant to Shuster Commission (named afterthe Commission's leader, Dr George N Shuster) during interrogations of German commanders, Mondorf, Luxembourg, 1945; called to the Bar, Gray's Inn, 1947; Assistant Lecturer, King's College London, 1947-1948; Lecturer, King's College London, 1948-1951; Doctor ofPhilosophy, 1949; Reader, King's College London, 1951-1964; Member of Editorial Board, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 1956-1986; Visiting Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Canada, 1961-1962; Exchange Scholar, Leningrad LawSchool, USSR, 1964; Professor of Law, King's College London, 1964-1981; Director, Comparative Law Course,, Luxembourg, 1968; Exchange Scholar, Moscow Law School, 1970; Chairman, Council of Hughes Parry Hall, London University, 1970-1982; Fellow of King's College London, 1971; Chairman, Board of Studies in Laws, London University, 1971-1974; Dean of College Law Faculty, King's College London, 1974-1977; Exchange Scholar, Prague Academy of Sciences, Czechoslovakia, 1975; Dean of University Law Faculty, 1980-1981; Editor, Journal of Legal History, 1980-1990; Reviser, English translation of Polish Civil Code, 1981; Emeritus Professor of Law, King'sCollege London, since 1981.