THE GEORGE
F. WILL AWARD
F. WILL AWARD
for the advancement
of liberty and the
free society
of liberty and the
free society
2025 Honoree | Richard A. Epstein
Richard A. Epstein is the inaugural Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, where he serves as a Director of the Classical Liberal Institute, which he help found in 2013. He has served as the Peter and Kirstin Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution since 2000. Epstein is also the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law Emeritus and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago.
He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1985 and has been a senior fellow of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago Division of Biological Sciences since 1983. He was a winner of the Bradley Prize in 2011.
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2024 HONOREE GORDON WOOD
Gordon S. Wood
Professor Gordon Wood is the Alva O. Way University Professor and Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University. For his impressive scholarship he has won the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the National Humanities Medal.
An important contributor to the conversation about the meaning of liberty, Professor Wood has been a longtime participant in all aspects of Liberty Fund’s programs. More importantly, he has expanded public interest in the ideas and ideals of liberty through the engagement inspired by his writing, scholarship and teaching.
About the George F. Will Award
The George F. Will Award for the Advancement of Liberty and the Free Society was inspired by Liberty Fund’s founder, Pierre F. Goodrich, and his dedication to enriching our understanding and appreciation of the complex nature of a society of free and responsible individuals.
Named after George F. Will, America’s foremost columnist and a devoted friend of liberty, this award recognizes individuals who, like him, have made significant contributions to our understanding of the free society, individual liberty, and the human condition.