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Louis Brandeis

American Supreme Court Justice (1856-1941)
Person human Q520840
Louis Brandeis
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Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
November 13, 1856
Date of death
October 5, 1941
Place of birth
Louisville
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
judge, lawyer, jurist
Employer
Harvard University[12]
Position held
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[11]
Educated at
Harvard Law School, Louisville Male High School[13][14]
Religion or worldview
Judaism[16]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[18]
Mother
Fredericka Dembitz Brandeis[8]
Spouse
Alice Goldmark Brandeis[9]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Archives at
Harvard Law Library[19]
Clerked for
Horace Gray
Described by source
1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, The Encyclopedia Americana, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, American Jewish Year Book 1905[28][29][30][31]
Family name
Brandeis[22]
Given name
Louis, David[23][24]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Member of
Phi Beta Kappa Society[15]
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P14966
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Relative
Irma Brandeis, Lewis Naphtali Dembitz[25][26]
Residence
Brandeis House[21]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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American National Biography ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biographical Directory of Federal Judges alpha ID
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Biographical Directory of Federal Judges numeric ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Comic Vine ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Harper's tag
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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JRC Names ID
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Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
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Jewish Virtual Library ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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LONSEA ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLAI ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Open Library ID
OL113865A
Open Library subject ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Oyez Project ID
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PM20 folder ID
pe/002348
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
409800
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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The First Amendment Encyclopedia ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Louis Brandeis
Treccani ID
louis-dembitz-brandeis
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10582997
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058516784706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1293172
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiTree person ID
Brandeis-14
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/893fce85-e8b4-43ee-9835-864b334075c8

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🔗 Connections
← Clerked for 6
Dean Acheson, David Riesman, Adrian S. Fisher, Henry Friendly, W. Graham Claytor, Jr., Paul A. Freund
Named after 3
Brandeis University, Brandeis Award, Brandeis Award
Given name 2
David, Louis
Occupation 2
lawyer, judge
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Clerked for 1
Horace Gray
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
American Jewish Year Book 1905
Educated at 1
Harvard Law School
Employer 1
Harvard University
Influenced 1
Roscoe Pound
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Place of birth 1
Louisville
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Position held 1
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Religion or worldview 1
Judaism
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Louis Brandeis was born on November 13, 1856[1], in Louisville[2]. He died on October 5, 1941[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a judge[5], lawyer[6], and jurist[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Louis Brandeis include Brandeis University[33], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1948[36], headquartered in Waltham[37] and Brandeis Award[38], an award[39], in United States[40], founded in 2012[41].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Roscoe Pound[42], a botanist[43], 1870–1964[44], of United States[45], specialised in botany[46].

Entities named for him include Brandeis University[33], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1948[36], headquartered in Waltham[37] and Brandeis Award[38], an award[39], in United States[40], founded in 2012[41].

FAQs

Where was Louis Brandeis born?

Louis Brandeis's place of birth was Louisville[2].

Where did Louis Brandeis die?

Louis Brandeis passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].

Who were Louis Brandeis's parents?

Louis Brandeis's mother was Fredericka Dembitz Brandeis[8].

Who was Louis Brandeis married to?

Louis Brandeis's spouses include Alice Goldmark Brandeis[9].

What did Louis Brandeis do for work?

Louis Brandeis worked as a judge[5], lawyer[6], and jurist[7].

Where did Louis Brandeis go to school?

Louis Brandeis was educated at Harvard Law School[13] and Louisville Male High School[14].

Who did Louis Brandeis influence?

Louis Brandeis has been cited as an influence by Roscoe Pound[42].

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evidence “As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis said over 100 years ago, “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.”” nola.com · read source

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  19. [21] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
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  1. 16d ago · Sj1mor · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Louis Brandeis statue by Robert Berks.jpg
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  2. 22d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
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  3. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → louis-brandeis, louis-dembitz-brandeis
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  4. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 303leF, 19ojHn
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  5. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Fredericka Dembitz Brandeis
    Relative → Irma Brandeis, Lewis Naphtali Dembitz
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  6. 20w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Irma Brandeis, Lewis Naphtali Dembitz
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Relative: Irma Brandeis"
  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
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