Charles Fried, a famous conservative legal scholar and lifelong Harvard Law School professor who also held the position of U.S. solicitor general under President Ronald Reagan, passed away on Tuesday, according to announcements from his family and HLS Dean John F. Manning,. In age, he was 88.

Charles Fried cause of death

As of right now, it is unknown exactly what caused Charles Fred to die.

In an email to HLS affiliates on Tuesday night, Manning revealed Fried’s passing and thanked him for his “unfailing kindness, generosity, brilliance, wisdom, warmth, and wit.”

Charles Fried obituary information

As of right now, Charles Fred’s obituary information is not currently available.

In 1961, Fried began working as a professor at HLS, where he spent more than 60 years. He declared in December of 2023 that he would step down at the conclusion of the academic year 2023–2024.

In addition, Fried lectured on constitutional law at Harvard and was an associate member of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts from 1995 to 1999. He was well-known for being the faculty adviser to the Federalist Society chapter at the Law School.