Phillip E. Johnson

American legal academic (1940-2019)
Person human Q726924
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Phillip E. Johnson

Summary

Phillip E. Johnson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Aurora[2]. He was born on June 18, 1940[3]. He died in Berkeley[4]. He died on November 2, 2019[5]. He worked as a writer[6], lawyer[7], university teacher[8], and jurist[9]. He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Key Facts

  • Phillip E. Johnson was born in Aurora[2].
  • Phillip E. Johnson died in Berkeley[4].
  • Phillip E. Johnson was born on June 18, 1940[3].
  • Phillip E. Johnson died on November 2, 2019[5].
  • Phillip E. Johnson held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's professions included writer[6].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's professions included lawyer[7].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Phillip E. Johnson worked as a jurist[9].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's field of work was law[12].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's field of work was criminology[13].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's field of work was criminal law[14].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's field of work was Darwinism[15].
  • Phillip E. Johnson was employed by University of California, Berkeley School of Law[16].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's education included a stint at Harvard University[17].
  • Phillip E. Johnson was educated at University of Chicago Law School[18].
  • Phillip E. Johnson was educated at West Aurora High School[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Phillip E. Johnson is Darwin on Trial[20].
  • Phillip E. Johnson is recorded as male[21].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[23].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's given name is recorded as Phillip[24].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Phillip E. Johnson'}[26].
  • Phillip E. Johnson's clerked for is recorded as Roger J. Traynor[27].

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Origins and Family

Phillip E. Johnson was born in Aurora[2]. He was born on June 18, 1940[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[17], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; University of Chicago Law School[18], a law school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1902[34], headquartered in Chicago[35]; and West Aurora High School[19], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1868[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], lawyer[7], university teacher[8], and jurist[9]. Fields of work include law[12], an academic discipline[39]; criminology[13], a field of study[40], founded in 1900[41]; criminal law[14], an area of law[42]; and Darwinism[15], a philosophical schools and traditions[43]. Among Phillip E. Johnson's employers was University of California, Berkeley School of Law[16].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Phillip E. Johnson is Darwin on Trial[20].

Death and Burial

Phillip E. Johnson died on November 2, 2019[5]. He died in Berkeley[4].

Why It Matters

Phillip E. Johnson has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Works attributed to him include Wedge strategy[45], a work[46].

FAQs

Where was Phillip E. Johnson born?

Phillip E. Johnson was born in Aurora[2].

Where did Phillip E. Johnson die?

Phillip E. Johnson died in Berkeley[4].

What did Phillip E. Johnson do for work?

Phillip E. Johnson worked as writer[6], lawyer[7], university teacher[8], and jurist[9].

Where did Phillip E. Johnson go to school?

Phillip E. Johnson was educated at Harvard University[17], University of Chicago Law School[18], and West Aurora High School[19].

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  2. [4] . christianitytoday.com. christianitytoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . law.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . law.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . christianitytoday.com. christianitytoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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