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Felix Frankfurter

1882 - 1965

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Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 until 1962, advocating judicial restraint. Born in Vienna, Frankfurter immigrated with his family to New York City at age 12. He graduated from Harvard Law School and worked for Henry L. Stimson, the U.S. Secretary of War. Frankfurter served as Judge Advocate General during World War I. Afterward, he returned to Harvard and helped found the American Civil Liberties Union. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Felix Frankfurter is the 102nd most popular lawyer (down from 92nd in 2024), the 1,069th most popular biography from Austria (down from 1,012th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Felix Frankfurter ranks 102 out of 136. Before him are Clara González, Irene Khan, Robert Lighthizer, Aisha Rateb, Roscoe Pound, and Hauwa Ibrahim. After him are Benjamin N. Cardozo, Ayman Odeh, Christopher A. Wray, G. Gordon Liddy, John Dean, and Belva Ann Lockwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Felix Frankfurter ranks 278. Before him are Mina Loy, Marie Doro, Paul Koebe, George Siegmann, Alvin Langdon Coburn, and Johnny Douglas. After him are George Bonhag, Herbert E. Ives, Ethel Clayton, Arnstein Arneberg, Sybil Thorndike, and Holmes Herbert. Among people deceased in 1965, Felix Frankfurter ranks 223. Before him are Ray Collins, David Smith, Gheorghe Ciolac, Herb Drury, Hans Beyer, and Robert Sjursen. After him are Herbert Morrison, Steve Cochran, Helen Wainwright, Lorraine Hansberry, Vasily Struve, and Bessie Barriscale.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Felix Frankfurter ranks 1,069 out of 1,424. Before him are Traudl Hecher (1943), Marianne Mendt (1945), Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg (1997), Marc Janko (1983), Reinhold Bachler (1944), and Heribert Weber (1955). After him are Ernst Vettori (1964), Cajetan von Felder (1814), Franz Fischler (1946), Ulrike Maier (1967), Christian Klien (1983), and Turhan Bey (1922).

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Among LAWYERS In Austria

Among lawyers born in Austria, Felix Frankfurter ranks 5. Before him are Hans Gross (1847), Franz von Liszt (1851), Hans von Dohnanyi (1902), and Volker Türk (1965).

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