Henry Friendly

American judge (1903–1986)
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Henry Friendly
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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
July 3, 1903
Date of death
March 11, 1986
Place of birth
Elmira
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
judge
Position held
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit[7]
Member of political party
Republican Party[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Family name
Friendly[13]
Given name
Henry, Jacob[14][15]
Manner of death
suicide[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry Friendly en Henry Jacob Friendly en Henry J. Friendly ar هنري فريندلي zh 亨利·弗兰德利 zh-hant 亨利·弗蘭德利
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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American National Biography ID
1101100
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges alpha ID
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Biographical Directory of Federal Judges numeric 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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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
426956
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
59570
SHARE Catalogue author ID
256956
SNAC ARK ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Educated at 2
Given name 2
Award received 1
Clerked for 1
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Manner of death 1
Member of political party 1
Named after 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Henry Friendly was born on July 3, 1903[1], in Elmira[2]. He died on March 11, 1986[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a judge[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Henry Friendly include Henry J. Friendly Medal[19], an award[20], in United States[21], founded in 1988[22].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Henry J. Friendly Medal[19], an award[20], in United States[21], founded in 1988[22].

FAQs

Where was Henry Friendly born?

Henry Friendly was born in Elmira[2].

Where did Henry Friendly die?

Henry Friendly passed away in New York City[4].

What did Henry Friendly do for work?

Henry Friendly worked as a judge[5].

Where did Henry Friendly go to school?

Henry Friendly was educated at Harvard College[8] and Harvard Law School[9].

What awards did Henry Friendly receive?

Honors received include Presidential Medal of Freedom[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . congress.gov. congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . repository.law.umich.edu. repository.law.umich.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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