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Harry Rathbun

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Harry Rathbun
Born14 June 1894
DiedSeptember 28, 1987(1987-09-28) (aged 93)

Harry John Rathbun was a professor of business law at Stanford University who had a profound influence on a generation of students, with former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor crediting him with being the key intellectual and spiritual influence in her life.[1]

With his wife, Emilia,[2] he founded the Creative Initiative Foundation (now closed) which morphed during the 1980s into the Beyond War Foundation (also now closed).

Rathbun was born June 14, 1894,[3] in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States, and died September 28, 1987, in Palo Alto, California.[4]

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  1. ^ "Courting O'Connor". Washington Post. 2004. p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Emelia Rathbun, founder of Global Community, dies". Palo Alto Weekly. 2004. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "MEMORIAL RESOLUTION HARRY JOHN RATHBUN (1894 – 1987)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Harry Rathbun: "One Earth, One Humanity, One Spirit"". Stanford Graduate School of Business. September 1, 1987. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.