Edmund Trowbridge Dana
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Edmund Trowbridge Dana was a United States
jurist
.
in 1839, and at Cambridge Law School in 1841. Subsequently he practised in partnership with his brother, Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
, in Boston
for several years, when failing health compelled him to reside in Europe
, where he continued his studies, devoting special attention to Roman
civil law
, and to history and philosophy in their bearings upon law.
In 1854 he received the degree of J.U.D. from the University of Heidelberg, and returned to the United States two years later. He wrote occasionally for periodicals, and attempted the translation of the works of Von Mohl
and other German jurists.
United States
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jurist
Jurist
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.
Biography
He graduated from the University of VermontUniversity of Vermont
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in 1839, and at Cambridge Law School in 1841. Subsequently he practised in partnership with his brother, Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Richard Henry Dana Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of an eminent colonial family who gained renown as the author of the American classic, the memoir Two Years Before the Mast...
, in Boston
Boston
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for several years, when failing health compelled him to reside in Europe
Europe
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, where he continued his studies, devoting special attention to Roman
Ancient Rome
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civil law
Civil law
Civil law may refer to:* Civil law , a branch of continental law which is the general part of private law* Civil law , a branch of common law dealing with relations between individuals or organizations...
, and to history and philosophy in their bearings upon law.
In 1854 he received the degree of J.U.D. from the University of Heidelberg, and returned to the United States two years later. He wrote occasionally for periodicals, and attempted the translation of the works of Von Mohl
Robert von Mohl
Robert von Mohl was a German jurist. Father of diplomat Ottmar von Mohl. Brother of Hugo von Mohl and Julius von Mohl....
and other German jurists.