Hand, (Billings)Learned

Hand, (Billings)Learned
Hand (hănd), (Billings) Learned. 1872-1961.
American jurist. As a federal judge (1924-1951) his influence was so great that he was sometimes called the “tenth man” of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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  • Hand, (Billings) Learned — born Jan. 27, 1872, Albany, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 18, 1961, New York, N.Y. U.S. jurist. He attended Harvard University, where he studied philosophy (under William James, Josiah Royce, and George Santayana) and law; thereafter he practiced law in… …   Universalium

  • Hand, (Billings) Learned — (27 ene. 1872, Albany, N.Y., EE.UU.–18 ago. 1961, Nueva York, N.Y.). Jurista estadounidense. Asistió a la Universidad de Harvard, donde estudió filosofía (con William James, Josiah Royce y George Santayana) y derecho; más tarde ejerció la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Hand — [hand] (Billings) Learned [lʉr′nid] 1872 1961; U.S. jurist …   English World dictionary

  • Learned Hand — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hand (homonymie). Learned Hand Billings Learned Hand (né le 27 janvier 1872 à Albany (New York) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Billings — /bil ingz/, n. 1. Josh, pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw. 2. a city in S Montana. 66,798. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 89,847), south central Montana, U.S. Billings was established on the Yellowstone River in 1882 by the Northern Pacific Railway and… …   Universalium

  • learned — learnedly, adv. learnedness, n. /lerr nid/ for 1 3; /lerrnd/ for 4, adj. 1. having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors. 2. connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, esp. of a scholarly nature: a learned journal. 3.… …   Universalium

  • Billings — (as used in expressions) Billings, John Shaw Billings, William Hand, (Billings) Learned Kellogg, Frank B(illings) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Learned Hand — Learned Hand, ca. 1910 Billings Learned Hand (* 27. Januar 1872 in Albany, New York; † 18. August 1961) war an US amerikanischer Richter und Rechtsgelehrter. Er amtierte 37 Jahre am United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Billings — heißen die Orte in Deutschland: Stadtteil von Fischbachtal im Odenwald, siehe Billings (Fischbachtal) in Kanada: Billings (Manitoba) Billings (Ontario) in den Vereinigten Staaten: Billings (Michigan) Billings (Missouri) Billings (Montana), die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Billings — may refer to:PlacesIn Canada: * Billings, OntarioIn Germany *Billings, HesseIn the United States: * Billings, Montana, the largest city with the name * Billings, Missouri * Billings, New York, a hamlet in LaGrange, New York * Billings, Oklahoma * …   Wikipedia

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