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Phillip E. Johnson

Phillip E. Johnson (June 18, 1940 – November 2, 2019) was an American legal scholar and authority on criminal law who was the Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He co-founded the Center for Science and Culture (CSC) at the Discovery Institute and was one of the leaders of the intelligent design movement, along…

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Known for
Advocacy of intelligent design
Notable work
Darwin on Trial (1991)
Education
Harvard University (BA) University of Chicago (JD)
Born
(1940-06-18)June 18, 1940 Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
Died
November 2, 2019(2019-11-02) (aged 79) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Occupations
Law professor · author

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Phillip E. Johnson → (1940-06-18)June 18, 1940 Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
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Phillip E. Johnson → November 2, 2019(2019-11-02) (aged 79) Berkeley, California, U.S.
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Phillip E. Johnson → Harvard University (BA) University of Chicago (JD)
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Phillip E. Johnson → Advocacy of intelligent design
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Phillip E. Johnson → Darwin on Trial (1991)
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Phillip E. Johnson → Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law

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Phillip E. JohnsonTitleJefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law1.00infobox
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