John Henry Wigmore, who lived from 1863 to 1943, was an American lawyer and legal scholar known for his expertise in the law of evidence and for his influential scholarship. He taught law at Keio University in Tokyo from 1889 to 1892 before becoming the first full time dean of Northwestern Law School, serving from 1901 to 1929. His scholarship is best remembered for his Treatise on the Anglo American System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law, published in 1904 and often called Wigmore on Evidence, and for a graphical analysis method known as a Wigmore chart. He served as the second president of the American Association of University Professors.
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What did John Henry Wigmore do during World War I?
He served as an Army legal officer and helped draft the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1918.
He took a leave of absence from his post as dean of Northwestern law school to serve as a major in the office of the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army. He was a key figure in the administration of the Selective Service Act and helped draft the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1918. He was promoted twice and returned to the law school in 1919 as a colonel.
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Wigmore articulated the doctrine of chances rationale in his treatise on Anglo-American evidence law.
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John Henry Wigmore (1863-1943) was an American lawyer and legal scholar known for his expertise in the law of evidence and for his influential scholarship.
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John Henry Wigmore (1863-1943) was an American lawyer and legal scholar known for his expertise in the law of evidence and for his influential scholarship.
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John Henry Wigmore (1863-1943) was an American lawyer and legal scholar known for his expertise in the law of evidence and for his influential scholarship.
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His scholarship is best remembered for his Treatise on the Anglo-American System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law (1904), often simply called Wigmore on Evidence, and a graphical analysis method known as a Wigmore chart.
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Wikidata Q3076206, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1863
Wikidata Q3076206, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1863-03-04
Wikidata Q3076206, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1943
Wikidata Q3076206, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1943-04-20
Wikidata Q3076206, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): San Francisco
Wikidata Q3076206, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Chicago
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