Robert Adger Law (1879–1961) was an American Shakespeare scholar and full professor at

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 students as of fall 2 ...

, and also formerly the editor of ''Texas Review'' (now ''Southwest Review'') at

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

from 1915 to 1924. The Robert Adger Law and Thos H. Law Professorship at

was named in his honor and the current holder is Lester L. Faigley. Law graduated in 1898 with a B.A. from

Wofford College Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1854, it is one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War that still ope ...

, in 1902 with an M.A. from Trinity College (later

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

), and in 1905 with a Ph.D. from

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