Peckham, Rufus Wheeler

Japanese: ペッカム（英語表記）Peckham， Rufus Wheeler

Born November 8, 1838 in Albany, New York.
Died October 24, 1909. American jurist near Albany, New York. After serving as a judge on the New York State Supreme Court (1883-86) and the New York State Court of Appeals (1886-95), he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court by President G. Cleveland in 1896. An ardent Democrat, he participated in famous decisions such as Rochester v. New York, and was respected by his fellow judges and lawyers for his diligence and deep scholarship.

Peckham
Peckham(Pecham), John

[Born] Around 1240
[Died] 1292
English scholastic philosopher and Franciscan priest, Archbishop of Canterbury in 1279. He defended Augustine's teachings against the Aristotelianism of Thomas Aquinas.

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[生]1838.11.8. ニューヨーク，オールバニ
[没]1909.10.24. ニューヨーク，オールバニ近郊
アメリカの法律家。ニューヨーク州最高裁判所判事 (1883～86) ，同州控訴裁判所判事 (86～95) を経て，1896年 G.クリーブランド大統領によって連邦最高裁判所判事に任命された。熱心な民主党員で，ロチェスター対ニューヨーク事件など有名な判決に加わり，その勤勉さと学識の深さで同僚判事や弁護士から尊敬された。