Harold Lasswell was an interdisciplinary social scientist whose work encompassed law, psychology, political science, philosophy, economics, and sociology. He served on the faculty at the University of Chicago from 1922 through 1938. During World War II, Lasswell led war communications research at the Library of Congress. He went on to work as a professor at Yale from 1946 until his death in 1978. Along with fellow ASIL president Myres McDougal, Lasswell developed a political science approach to jurisprudence known as “the New Haven School.” He was a prolific author, penning over 30 books and 250 articles on topics ranging from war propaganda to the law of outer space.