Lawrence O. Gostin

American legal scholar
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Summary

Lawrence O. Gostin is a human[1]. He was born on October 19, 1949[2]. He worked as a legal scholar[3], jurist[4], and healthcare scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Lawrence O. Gostin was born on October 19, 1949[2].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin worked as a legal scholar[3].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin worked as a jurist[4].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin worked as a healthcare scientist[5].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin's field of work was public health law[7].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin was employed by Harvard University[8].
  • Among Lawrence O. Gostin's employers was Johns Hopkins University[9].
  • Among Lawrence O. Gostin's employers was Georgetown University[10].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin was employed by Georgetown University Law Center[11].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin's education included a stint at Duke University[12].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin was educated at State University of New York at Brockport[13].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin received the Adam Yarmolinsky Medal[14].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin is recorded as male[15].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin supervised Alexandra Phelan as a doctoral student[17].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin's family name is recorded as Gostin[18].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin's given name is recorded as Lawrence[19].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin's given name is recorded as Oglethorpe[20].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Lawrence O. Gostin's Academia.edu profile URL is recorded as https://georgetown.academia.edu/LawrenceGostin[22].

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Origins and Family

Lawrence O. Gostin was born on October 19, 1949[2].

Education

Educated at Duke University[12], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1838[25], headquartered in Durham[26] and State University of New York at Brockport[13], a university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1835[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include legal scholar[3], jurist[4], and healthcare scientist[5]. Lawrence O. Gostin's field of work was public health law[7]. Employers include Harvard University[8], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1636[32], headquartered in Cambridge[33]; Johns Hopkins University[9], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1876[36], headquartered in Baltimore[37]; Georgetown University[10], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1789[40], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[41]; and Georgetown University Law Center[11], a law school[42], in United States[43], founded in 1870[44]. He supervised Alexandra Phelan as a doctoral student[17].

Recognition

Lawrence O. Gostin received the Adam Yarmolinsky Medal[14].

Why It Matters

Lawrence O. Gostin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What did Lawrence O. Gostin do for work?

Lawrence O. Gostin worked as legal scholar[3], jurist[4], and healthcare scientist[5].

Where did Lawrence O. Gostin go to school?

Lawrence O. Gostin was educated at Duke University[12] and State University of New York at Brockport[13].

What awards did Lawrence O. Gostin receive?

Honors received include Adam Yarmolinsky Medal[14].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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