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E. T. A. Hoffmann Facts

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (commonly abbreviated as E. T. A. Hoffmann; born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822), was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and ca

A. V. Dicey Facts

Albert Venn “A. V.” Dicey KC (4 February 1835 – 7 April 1922) was a British jurist and constitutional theorist, and was the younger brother of Edward Dicey. He is most widely known as the author of Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Consti

Rosalie Abella Facts

Rosalie Silberman Abella, FRSC (born July 1, 1946) is a Canadian jurist. She was appointed in 2004 to the Supreme Court of Canada, becoming the first Jewish woman to sit on the Canadian Supreme Court bench.

Sidney Breese Facts

Sidney Breese (July 15, 1800 – June 27, 1878) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, a forefather of Illinois, and “father of the Illinois Central Railroad”.

Menachem Elon Facts

Menachem Elon (Hebrew:  מנחם אלון ) (November 1, 1923 – February 6, 2013) was an Israeli jurist a