George came to Princeton after attending Central High School in Philadelphia. He majored in SPIA and ate at Court. George belonged to Students for Democratic Action and the Blood Donor Committee, and was executive secretary of the Undergraduate Council. His roommates were Howard McClure and David Shute.

He went on to Harvard Law School after serving in the Army and graduated magna cum laude in 1957. He stayed in the Army Reserves and reached the rank of major before retiring. George was a partner in a large Philadelphia law firm, Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen. Away from the office he was active in a number of organizations, including the Jane Austen Society of North America, the Morris Arboretum, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the ACLU, Delaware River Keepers, and Common Cause. He was a regular at lunches of the regional Princeton luncheon group at the Cricket Club.

George died May 12, 2017, leaving his wife, Joan, and their two daughters, Nancy and Amy ’79. The class sends them its condolences, along with respect for George’s military service in Korea.

Undergraduate Class of 1952