Abner Mikva

American politician, jurist and law professor (1926–2016)
Person human Q4320649

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male
Date of birth
January 21, 1926
Date of death
July 4, 2016
Place of birth
Milwaukee
Place of death
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Field of work
law[14]
Position held
member of the Illinois House of Representatives, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, United States representative (1975–1977), United States representative (1977–1979), United States representative (1979–1979), United States representative (1969–1971), United States representative (1971–1973)[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Member of political party
Democratic Party
Citizenship
United States
Cause of death
bladder cancer
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Yiddish
Clerked for
Sherman Minton (1951–1952)
Conflict
World War II
Family name
Mikva
Given name
Abner, Joseph
Manner of death
natural causes
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Name in native language
Abner Joseph Mikva
Participated in conflict
World War II
Place of burial
Zion Gardens[10]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 30
VIAF cluster ID
32273250
Library of Congress authority ID
n82164176
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Abner Mikva.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15006454b
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges alpha ID
mikva-abner-joseph
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges numeric ID
1385106
C-SPAN person numeric ID
2003
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
abnermikva
FAST ID
103291
Find a Grave memorial ID
166481381
Freebase ID
/m/04lmgt
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IdRef ID
078641047
JRC Names ID
206608
KBR person ID
14418652
NUKAT ID
n2006094067
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007434330905171
National Library of Latvia ID
000033128
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07049598X
Notable Names Database ID
647/000121284
Our Campaigns candidate ID
16416
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
330527
SNAC ARK ID
w62k73nq, w6fx83nz
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10568260
US Congress Bio ID
M000703
United States House of Representatives ID
18209
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgHh7GjyvtjWf8jt7dJDq

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Position held 5
Educated at 3
Work location 3
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
← Clerked for 2
Award received 1
Cause of death 1
Clerked for 1
Country of citizenship 1
Employer 1
Field of work 1
law
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Member of political party 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Abner Mikva's place of birth was Milwaukee[1]. He was born on January 21, 1926[2]. He died in Chicago[3]. He died on July 4, 2016[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], jurist[7], judge[8], and university teacher[9].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee[22], a public university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1885[28], headquartered in Milwaukee[29]; University of Chicago Law School[23], a law school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1902[32], headquartered in Chicago[33]; and Washington University in St. Louis[24], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1853[36], headquartered in St. Louis County[37].

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include member of the Illinois House of Representatives[15], a position[38], in United States[39]; Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit[16]; and member of the United States House of Representatives[17], a member of parliament[40], in United States[41].

Personal Life

Children include Mary L. Mikva[11], a judge[42], b. 1953[43], of United States[44] and Rachel Mikva[12], a rabbi[45]. Abner Mikva was affiliated with the Democratic Party[46].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was bladder cancer[47].

FAQs

Where was Abner Mikva born?

Abner Mikva was born in Milwaukee[1].

Where did Abner Mikva die?

Abner Mikva passed away in Chicago[3].

What did Abner Mikva do for work?

Abner Mikva worked as politician[5], lawyer[6], jurist[7], judge[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Abner Mikva go to school?

Abner Mikva was educated at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee[22], University of Chicago Law School[23], and Washington University in St. Louis[24].

What awards did Abner Mikva receive?

Honors received include Presidential Medal of Freedom[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [5] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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