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John Chipman Gray

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John Chipman Gray lived from July 14, 1839 to February 25, 1915 and was an American scholar of property law and a professor at Harvard Law School. He also founded the law firm Ropes and Gray with law partner John Codman Ropes. He was the half-brother of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Horace Gray and a grandson of the merchant and politician William Gray.

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Role
Professor of property law, Harvard Law School; co-founder of Ropes & Gray 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
United States 1
Born
1839 2
Birth Date
1839-07-14 1
Birthplace
Brighton, Massachusetts, United States 1
Died
1915 2
Death Date
1915-02-25 1
Place of Death
Boston, Massachusetts, United States 1
Classification
Field of Law
Civil / Private Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 1
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John Chipman Gray (July 14, 1839 – February 25, 1915) was an American scholar of property law and professor at Harvard Law School.
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1. John Chipman Gray (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead sentence
    John Chipman Gray (July 14, 1839 - February 25, 1915) was an American scholar of property law and professor at Harvard Law School.
  • Early life section
    Gray was born in Brighton, Massachusetts
  • Later life section
    Two years after retiring from teaching, he died at Boston on February 25, 1915.
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2. Wikidata: John Chipman Gray
  • Wikidata Q6225965, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1839
  • Wikidata Q6225965, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1915
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, John Chipman Gray (July 14, 1839, February 25, 1915) was an American scholar of property law and professor at Harvard L
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