Edwin Meese

75th United States Attorney General (born 1931)
Person human Q709641
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Edwin Meese

Summary

Edwin Meese is a human[1]. He was born in Oakland[2]. He was born on December 2, 1931[3]. He worked as a lawyer[4], politician[5], jurist[6], law professor[7], and government attorney[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (662 views/month, #7,022 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Edwin Meese's place of birth was Oakland[2].
  • Edwin Meese was born on December 2, 1931[3].
  • Edwin Meese held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Edwin Meese worked as a lawyer[4].
  • Edwin Meese's professions included politician[5].
  • Edwin Meese worked as a jurist[6].
  • Edwin Meese worked as a law professor[7].
  • Edwin Meese's professions included government attorney[8].
  • Edwin Meese's field of work was law[11].
  • Edwin Meese's education included a stint at Yale University[12].
  • Edwin Meese's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley School of Law[13].
  • Edwin Meese's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • Edwin Meese was educated at Oakland High School[15].
  • Edwin Meese's education included a stint at Davenport College[16].
  • Edwin Meese was a member of Philadelphia Society[17].
  • Edwin Meese's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[18].
  • Edwin Meese is recorded as male[19].
  • Edwin Meese's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Edwin Meese was affiliated with the Republican Party[21].
  • Edwin Meese's Commons category is recorded as Edwin Meese[22].
  • Edwin Meese's family name is recorded as Meese[23].
  • Edwin Meese's given name is recorded as Edwin[24].
  • Edwin Meese's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Edwin Meese's name in native language is recorded as Edwin Meese[26].

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Origins and Family

Edwin Meese's place of birth was Oakland[2]. He was born on December 2, 1931[3].

Education

Educated at Yale University[12], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1701[29], headquartered in New Haven[30]; University of California, Berkeley School of Law[13], a law school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1894[33]; University of California, Berkeley[14], a public research university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1868[36], headquartered in Berkeley[37]; Oakland High School[15], a high school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1869[40]; and Davenport College[16], a college[41], in United States[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[4], politician[5], jurist[6], law professor[7], and government attorney[8]. Edwin Meese's field of work was law[11].

Personal Life

Edwin Meese's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[18]. He was affiliated with the Republican Party[21].

Why It Matters

Edwin Meese ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (662 views/month, #7,022 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Edwin Meese born?

Edwin Meese was born in Oakland[2].

What did Edwin Meese do for work?

Edwin Meese worked as lawyer[4], politician[5], jurist[6], law professor[7], and government attorney[8].

Where did Edwin Meese go to school?

Edwin Meese was educated at Yale University[12], University of California, Berkeley School of Law[13], University of California, Berkeley[14], and Oakland High School[15].

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  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → lawyer, politician, jurist +2
    Field of work → law
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q63677188]], Added from LC Name Authority File n84137430"
  2. 29d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → edwin-meese
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: edwin-meese, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289928593|edwin meese (#289928593)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  3. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → lawyer, politician, jurist +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  4. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Member of → —
    Member of political party → Republican Party
    Given name → Edwin
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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