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Ivor Jennings

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Ivor Jennings (1903-1965) was a British lawyer and academic recognized as an authority on constitutional law who wrote a widely used study of the British constitution and advised on the drafting of new constitutions for Ceylon, Pakistan, and, through the Reid Commission, Malaysia, as well as on constitutional questions in Nepal.

Facts
Role
Lawyer and academic 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
British 1
Born
1903 2
Birth Date
1903-05-16 2
Birthplace
Bristol 2
Died
1965 2
Death Date
1965-12-19 2
Place of Death
Cambridge 2
Classification
Field of Law
Constitutional Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
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1. Ivor Jennings (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    He served as the vice chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1961-63) and the University of Ceylon (1942-55).
  • Introduction, nationality
    Ivor Jennings (1903-1965) was a British lawyer and academic recognized as an authority on constitutional law who wrote a widely used study of the British constitution and advised on the drafting of new constitutions for Ceylon, Pakistan, and, through the Reid Commission, Malaysia, as well as on constitutional questions in Nepal.
  • Introduction
    Sir William Ivor Jennings (Sinhala: ශ්‍රීමත් අයිවර් ජෙනින්ග්ස්) (16 May 1903 - 19 December 1965) was a British lawyer and academic.
  • Entity description, field of law
    Ivor Jennings (1903-1965) was a British lawyer and academic recognized as an authority on constitutional law who wrote a widely used study of the British constitution and advised on the drafting of new constitutions for Ceylon, Pakistan, and, through the Reid Commission, Malaysia, as well as on constitutional questions in Nepal.
  • In Legal System: Law of the United Kingdom, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a British lawyer and academic
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2. Wikidata: Ivor Jennings
  • Wikidata Q6099426, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1903
  • Wikidata Q6099426, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1903-05-16
  • Wikidata Q6099426, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1965
  • Wikidata Q6099426, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1965-12-19
  • Wikidata Q6099426, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Bristol
  • Wikidata Q6099426, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Cambridge
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