Philip Werner Amram (1900 – 1990) was a prominent lawyer and legal scholar. He received a B.A. in liberal arts from the University of Pennsylvania in 1920, and a B.S. in agriculture from Pennsylvania State College in 1922. In 1927, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and later as a faculty member from 1929 to 1942. During World War II, he served as special assistant to the Attorney General. He was an expert on international private law and served as the chairman of the United States delegation to the 1972 . He also served as president of and was a legal adviser to the French Embassy. He was awarded numerous honors, including commander of the French Légion d'honneur and L'Ordre des Pal