Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameCurtis Jay BERGER 
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433Birth6 Apr 1926, Rochester, NY
Death6 Jul 1998, Manhattan, New York, NY Age: 72
OccupationReal Estate Lawyer and Professor
FlagsMITTMAN-1, Military
Obituaries
From 13 Jul 1998, 58 - The Miami Herald at Newspapers.com:
CURTIS BERGER
Real estate law expert
New York Times Service
NEW YORK — Professor Curtis Jay Berger, who trained generations of aspiring lawyers in the fine points of real estate and property law, has died in Manhattan. He was 72.
According to Columbia Law School, the cause of the July 6 death was cancer, where he was the Lawrence A. Wien professor of real estate law.
Berger was on the Columbia law faculty for 36 years. A specialist in urban affairs, he spent a year as chairman of urban planning in the School of Architecture in 1969 and 1970.
He was the author of Land Ownership and Use (1968), which went into its fourth edition last year, and other books on property law. With Peter J. Wiedenbeck, he wrote Partnership Taxation, Cases and Materials (1989).
Berger was a past president of the Association of American Law Schools. He was a trustee of the Foundation for Research and Education of the National Association for Law Placement at his death. He also was a board member from 1981 to 1986 and president of the Bridge, a non-profit agency in New York looking after the severely ill and homeless and people with HIV.
A native of Rochester, Berger earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester in 1948 and his law degree from Yale Law School three years later.
Berger was in private practice in Rochester until 1958 when he became an instructor at Yale. After two years at the University of Southern California, he joined the Columbia faculty in 1962 to teach the law on real estate transactions, partnerships, and real property.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Vivian Adler Berger, the Nash professor of law at Columbia.
Also surviving are four children from a previous marriage that ended in divorce: Ellen Lewis, of Jerusalem; Cathy Berger, of Hoboken, N.J.; Wendy Berger, of Portland, Ore.; and John, Hoboken; two sisters, Gloria Drehmel and Glenna Cook, both of San Mateo, Calif.; a brother, Philip, of Coral Gables, Fla.; and I1 grandchildren.
From Jul 13, 1998, page 22 - South Florida Sun Sentinel at Newspapers.com:434
Curtis Jay Berger, 72, professor and expert on real-estate law
NEW YORK — Professor Curtis Jay Berger, who trained generations of aspiring lawyers in the fine points of real estate and property law, died July 6 at his home on Manhattan’s West Side. He was 72.
The cause was cancer, according to Columbia Law School, where he was the Lawrence A. Wien professor of real estate law.
Mr. Berger was on the Columbia law faculty for 36 years. A specialist in urban affairs, he spent a year as chairman of urban planning in the School of Architecture in 1969 and 1970.
He was the author of Land Ownership and Use (1968), which was published in its fourth edition last year, and other books on property law.
CURTIS BERGER
Real estate law expert
New York Times Service
NEW YORK — Professor Curtis Jay Berger, who trained generations of aspiring lawyers in the fine points of real estate and property law, has died in Manhattan. He was 72.
According to Columbia Law School, the cause of the July 6 death was cancer, where he was the Lawrence A. Wien professor of real estate law.
Berger was on the Columbia law faculty for 36 years. A specialist in urban affairs, he spent a year as chairman of urban planning in the School of Architecture in 1969 and 1970.
He was the author of Land Ownership and Use (1968), which went into its fourth edition last year, and other books on property law. With Peter J. Wiedenbeck, he wrote Partnership Taxation, Cases and Materials (1989).
Berger was a past president of the Association of American Law Schools. He was a trustee of the Foundation for Research and Education of the National Association for Law Placement at his death. He also was a board member from 1981 to 1986 and president of the Bridge, a non-profit agency in New York looking after the severely ill and homeless and people with HIV.
A native of Rochester, Berger earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester in 1948 and his law degree from Yale Law School three years later.
Berger was in private practice in Rochester until 1958 when he became an instructor at Yale. After two years at the University of Southern California, he joined the Columbia faculty in 1962 to teach the law on real estate transactions, partnerships, and real property.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Vivian Adler Berger, the Nash professor of law at Columbia.
Also surviving are four children from a previous marriage that ended in divorce: Ellen Lewis, of Jerusalem; Cathy Berger, of Hoboken, N.J.; Wendy Berger, of Portland, Ore.; and John, Hoboken; two sisters, Gloria Drehmel and Glenna Cook, both of San Mateo, Calif.; a brother, Philip, of Coral Gables, Fla.; and I1 grandchildren.
From Jul 13, 1998, page 22 - South Florida Sun Sentinel at Newspapers.com:434
Curtis Jay Berger, 72, professor and expert on real-estate law
NEW YORK — Professor Curtis Jay Berger, who trained generations of aspiring lawyers in the fine points of real estate and property law, died July 6 at his home on Manhattan’s West Side. He was 72.
The cause was cancer, according to Columbia Law School, where he was the Lawrence A. Wien professor of real estate law.
Mr. Berger was on the Columbia law faculty for 36 years. A specialist in urban affairs, he spent a year as chairman of urban planning in the School of Architecture in 1969 and 1970.
He was the author of Land Ownership and Use (1968), which was published in its fourth edition last year, and other books on property law.
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From 4 Jul 1953, Page 5 - Democrat and Chronicle at Newspapers.com:436
BRIDE — Mrs. Curtis Berger is the former Miss Connie (Sue) Lindau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Lindau of New York City. Her wedding to the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Berger of Douglas Road took place Monday at Elmsford.
FAIRVIEW Country Club at Elmsford was the setting June 29 for the wedding of Miss Connie (Sue) Lindau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Lindau of New York City, to Curtis Berger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Berger of Douglas Road.
Rabbi Stuart S. Rosenberg of Temple Bath-El performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a ballerina-length gown of lace and tulle. She wore her mother's veil, which was caught to a rose-point lace cap, and she carried lilies of the valley and white orchids.
Miss Jaclin Lindau was her sister’s only attendant, and Leonard A. Lee of Richmond, VA, was the best man.
Mrs. Berger graduated from the Walden School, attended Antioch College, and graduated in December 1951 from Sarah Lawrence College. She is associated with the Dalton Schools.
The bridegroom graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is also a graduate of Yale Law School, where he was an editor of The Yale Law Journal. He served in the Navy in World War 2.
BRIDE — Mrs. Curtis Berger is the former Miss Connie (Sue) Lindau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Lindau of New York City. Her wedding to the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Berger of Douglas Road took place Monday at Elmsford.
FAIRVIEW Country Club at Elmsford was the setting June 29 for the wedding of Miss Connie (Sue) Lindau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Lindau of New York City, to Curtis Berger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Berger of Douglas Road.
Rabbi Stuart S. Rosenberg of Temple Bath-El performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a ballerina-length gown of lace and tulle. She wore her mother's veil, which was caught to a rose-point lace cap, and she carried lilies of the valley and white orchids.
Miss Jaclin Lindau was her sister’s only attendant, and Leonard A. Lee of Richmond, VA, was the best man.
Mrs. Berger graduated from the Walden School, attended Antioch College, and graduated in December 1951 from Sarah Lawrence College. She is associated with the Dalton Schools.
The bridegroom graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is also a graduate of Yale Law School, where he was an editor of The Yale Law Journal. He served in the Navy in World War 2.
Marriage1973, Manhattan, New York, NY438