'His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.'
Mae West (1893-1980)
Picture: Everett Collection / Rex Features
Roscoe PoundDied 1 Jul 1964 at age 93 (born 27 Oct 1870).American jurist and chief advocate of “sociological jurisprudence” who was first active as a botanist and educator. He followed his B.A. in botany with studies in law. Meanwhile, he served as director of the Nebraska state botanical survey (1892-1903), during which time he discovered a rare fungus, subsequently named Roscopoundia. Having been admitted to the Nebraska bar, Pound turned to the practice of law, and eventually became a leader in the reform of court administration in the United States. |
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