University of California Berkeley in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hans Kelsen

1881 - 1973

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 24, 2025

1. Hans Kelsen Marker

Inscription. Hans Kelsen, a leading legal philosopher of his century, was a judge on the Supreme Constitutional Court of Austria. The principal framer of the Austrian democratic constitution of 1920, and an authority on international law and the United Nations. A refugee from the Nazi regime, he was appointed Professor of Political Science in 1945 and remained an active member of the Berkeley campus community long after his retirement in 1952. The lower floors of Stephens Hall housed the Hans Kelsen Graduate Social Science Library from 1964 to 1994. Built in 1923 and designed by John Galen Howard, this building originally served as the campus student union.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 37° 52.275′ N, 122° 15.461′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County. It is in University of California Berkeley. It can be reached from Stevens Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 Stevens Hall, Berkeley CA 94720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: University of California Berkeley Campus (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Galen Howard (about 400 feet away); Gilman Hall (about 600 feet away); Fred Turner Building

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Ernest V. Cowell Memorial Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ten Speed Press (approx. 0.2 miles away); UC Berkeley Korean War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Samuel Hopkins Willey (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berkeley.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 24, 2025

2. Hans Kelsen Marker

The marker is located outside the west entrance to the building and within a covered entryway.

Stephens Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 24, 2025

3. Stephens Hall

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 24, 2025

4. Stephens Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.