Nicholas Katzenbach

American lawyer (1922–2012)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: January 17, 1922
Date of death: May 8, 2012
Place of birth: Philadelphia
Place of death: Skillman
Country of citizenship: United States^[12]
Occupation: politician, university teacher, lawyer, jurist
Employer: Rutgers University, University of Chicago, Yale Law School^[15]^[16]^[17]
Position held: United States Attorney General, United States Deputy Attorney General, United States Deputy Attorney General^[13]^[14]
Educated at: Princeton University, Balliol College, Yale Law School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Member of political party: Democratic Party^[27]
Award received: Rhodes Scholarship, Henry Allen Moe Prize^[23]^[24]
Father: Edward L. Katzenbach^[9]
Mother: Marie Hilson Katzenbach^[10]
Child: John Katzenbach^[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[31]
Family name: Katzenbach^[29]
Given name: Nicholas^[30]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25]
Participated in conflict: World War II^[28]

🏷️ Also known as

en Nicholas deB. Katzenbach en Nicholas Katzenbach en Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach ar نيكولاس كاتزنباك de Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach de Nicholas deB. Katzenbach fa نیکلاس کتسنبک fi Nicholas DeBelleville Katzenbach he ניקולס קצבך it Nicholas Katzenbach ja ニコラス・デベルヴィル・カッツェンバック ja ニコラス・D・カッツェンバック ja ニコラス・カッツェンバック ja ニコラス・デブ・カッツェンバック ko 니컬러스 캐천바크 ko 니컬러스 더벨빌 캐천바크 pl Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach ru Катценбах, Николас ru Каценбах, Николас ru Николас Катценбах

🔖 Identifiers · 46

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VIAF cluster ID: 110986211
Library of Congress Authorities ID: nr88006748
GND ID: 128962917
American National Biography ID: 17961
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/74627
Bundestag Group Minutes ID: KatzenbachNicholas
C-SPAN person numeric ID: 1725
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated): 1725
Cabinet minutes of the German Government ID: register/person/a742e2d6-40e9-4f39-b5b0-cd15e64eb2b5
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11291977
CiNii Research ID: 1140845216600449152

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DDB person (GND) ID: 128962917
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 128962917
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Nicholas-deBelleville-Katzenbach
FAST ID: 1798712
Film.ru person ID: nicholas-katzenbach
Find a Grave memorial ID: 89853761
Freebase ID: /m/03cf0l
Geni profile ID: 6000000015158182795
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m03cf0l
IMDb ID: nm0441897
IdRef ID: 133987124
J9U entity ID: 987007373468405171
Kinobox person ID: 873785
Munzinger person ID: 00000010966
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA0431256X
NNDB people ID: 724/000167223
NUKAT ID: n2013143560
National Library of Greece ID: 125154
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9811801343705606
National Virtual Library of India ID: 381868, 784447
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 069103577
Online Books Page author ID: Katzenbach, Nicholas deB. (Nicholas deBelleville), 1922-2012
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 93256
Political Graveyard politician ID: karol-kauffman.html#153.36.80
Prabook ID: 1217194
RERO ID (legacy): A003444710
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 266629
SNAC ARK ID: w67f3jm9, w6bz822b
TMDB person ID: 1654312
Topic's main category: Category:Nicholas Katzenbach
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10574841
WikiTree person ID: Katzenbach-10
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJg8GKVPWKWrDyqBpMbrv3
Yale LUX ID: person/7fc96d42-a553-4e2b-be9a-45c598f3a559

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Educated at 5

Princeton University, Balliol College, Yale Law School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Employer 3

University of Chicago, Rutgers University, Yale Law School

Occupation 3

politician, lawyer, university teacher

Position held 3

United States Attorney General, United States Deputy Attorney General, United States Deputy Attorney General

Award received 1

Rhodes Scholarship

Child 1

John Katzenbach

Children (paternal) 1

John Katzenbach

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Given name 1

Nicholas

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of 1

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Member of political party 1

Democratic Party

Participated in conflict 1

World War II

Place of birth 1

Philadelphia

Place of death 1

Skillman

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Nicholas Katzenbach was born on January 17, 1922^[1], in Philadelphia^[2]. He died on May 8, 2012^[3], in Skillman^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], university teacher^[6], lawyer^[7], and jurist^[8].

FAQs

Where was Nicholas Katzenbach born?

Nicholas Katzenbach's place of birth was Philadelphia^[2].

Where did Nicholas Katzenbach die?

Nicholas Katzenbach died in Skillman^[4].

Who were Nicholas Katzenbach's parents?

Nicholas Katzenbach's father was Edward L. Katzenbach^[9]. Nicholas Katzenbach's mother was Marie Hilson Katzenbach^[10].

What did Nicholas Katzenbach do for work?

Nicholas Katzenbach worked as a politician^[5], university teacher^[6], lawyer^[7], and jurist^[8].

Where did Nicholas Katzenbach go to school?

Nicholas Katzenbach was educated at Princeton University^[18], Balliol College^[19], Yale Law School^[20], and Phillips Exeter Academy^[21].

What awards did Nicholas Katzenbach receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship^[23] and Henry Allen Moe Prize^[24].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — place of birth (P19): Philadelphia. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — place of death (P20): Skillman. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-25. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — father (P22): Edward L. Katzenbach. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — mother (P25): Marie Hilson Katzenbach. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — position held (P39): United States Attorney General. Retrieved 2022-12-26. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — position held (P39): United States Deputy Attorney General. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — child (P40): John Katzenbach. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — educated at (P69): Princeton University. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — educated at (P69): Balliol College. Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved 2024-04-26. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — educated at (P69): Yale Law School. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — educated at (P69): Phillips Exeter Academy. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — educated at (P69): Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — member of political party (P102): Democratic Party. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — occupation (P106): lawyer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — occupation (P106): jurist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — employer (P108): Rutgers University. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — employer (P108): University of Chicago. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — employer (P108): Yale Law School. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — award received (P166): Rhodes Scholarship. Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved 2024-04-26. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — award received (P166): Henry Allen Moe Prize. amphilsoc.org. amphilsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — date of birth (P569): January 17, 1922. IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-13. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — date of death (P570): May 8, 2012. IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-13. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — participated in conflict (P607): World War II. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — family name (P734): Katzenbach. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — given name (P735): Nicholas. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Nicholas Katzenbach — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.

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