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Roscoe Pound

1870 - 1964

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Nathan Roscoe Pound (October 27, 1870 – July 1, 1964) was an American legal scholar and educator. He served as dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law from 1903 to 1911 and was dean of Harvard Law School from 1916 to 1936. He was a member of Northwestern University, the University of Chicago Law School and the faculty at UCLA School of Law in the school's early years, from 1949 to 1952. The Journal of Legal Studies has identified Pound as one of the most cited legal scholars of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roscoe Pound is the 99th most popular lawyer (down from 95th in 2019), the 11,065th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,784th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Roscoe Pound ranks 99 out of 136. Before him are Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, Richard Wagner, Clara González, Irene Khan, Robert Lighthizer, and Aisha Rateb. After him are Hauwa Ibrahim, Felix Frankfurter, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Christopher A. Wray, G. Gordon Liddy, and John Dean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Roscoe Pound ranks 160. Before him are Maxfield Parrish, Harry Vardon, Liberato Marcial Rojas, Antonín Slavíček, William Glackens, and Maud Barger-Wallach. After him are George Eyser, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Hubert Gough, Philip Herbert Cowell, Walter Chaffe, and Alexander Munro. Among people deceased in 1964, Roscoe Pound ranks 207. Before him are Mikhail Svetlov, Per Nilsson, Lillian Copeland, Stuart Davis, Branislav Hrnjiček, and Frank Albertson. After him are Joe Gaetjens, Gracie Allen, Hedwig Kohn, Art Ross, Taffy Abel, and William Bendix.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roscoe Pound ranks 11,067 out of 20,380. Before him are Big Pun (1971), Roger Wicker (1951), George Adams (1940), Sydnee Steele (1968), Charles Clary (1873), and James Daly (1918). After him are William Schallert (1922), Brett Ratner (1969), Jerry Lawson (1940), Marley Shelton (1974), Jay Roach (1957), and James Skivring Smith (1825).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Roscoe Pound ranks 28. Before him are Lawrence Lessig (1961), Ken Starr (1946), Wendell Willkie (1892), Clarence Darrow (1857), Amy Chua (1962), and Robert Lighthizer (1947). After him are Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870), Christopher A. Wray (1966), G. Gordon Liddy (1930), John Dean (1938), Belva Ann Lockwood (1830), and Kimberly Guilfoyle (1969).

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