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Roscoe Pound

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Nathan Roscoe Pound lived from 1870 to 1964 and was an American legal scholar and educator who served as dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law from 1903 to 1911 and as dean of Harvard Law School from 1916 to 1936. He later taught at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago Law School and, from 1949 to 1952, the UCLA School of Law in its early years. The Journal of Legal Studies has identified Pound as one of the most cited legal scholars of the twentieth century.

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Role
Legal scholar and educator 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
United States 2
Born
1870 2
Birth Date
1870-10-27 3
Birthplace
Lincoln 3
Died
1964 2
Death Date
1964-07-01 3
Place of Death
Cambridge 3
Classification
Field of Law
Comparative Law 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 2
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1. Roscoe Pound (Wikipedia)
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In 1908 he was part of the founding editorial staff of the first comparative law journal in the United States, the Annual Bulletin of the Comparative Law Bureau of the American Bar Association.
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2. Roscoe Pound (Wikipedia)
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    Nathan Roscoe Pound (October 27, 1870 - July 1, 1964) was an American legal scholar and educator.
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    Nathan Roscoe Pound was an American legal scholar and educator.
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3. Wikidata: Roscoe Pound
  • Wikidata Q1149723, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1870-10-27
  • Wikidata Q1149723, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1964-07-01
  • Wikidata Q1149723, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Lincoln
  • Wikidata Q1149723, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Cambridge
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, Nathan Roscoe Pound (October 27, 1870, July 1, 1964) was an American legal scholar and educator. He served as dean of t
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