AKA John Thomas Scopes

Born: 3-Aug-1900
Birthplace: Paducah, KY
Died: 21-Oct-1970
Location of death: Shreveport, LA
Cause of death: Stroke
Remains: Buried, Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, KY

Gender: Male
Religion: Agnostic [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Defendant in the Scopes Monkey Trial

Defended by Clarence Darrow.

"I furnished the body that was needed to sit in the defendant's chair."

    High School: Danville High School, Danville, IL
    High School: Salem, IL (1919)
    University: Law, University of Kentucky (1924)
    Teacher: Rhea County High School, Dayton, TN
    University: BS Geology, University of Chicago

Author of books:
Center of the Storm: Memoirs of John T. Scopes (1967, memoir, with James Presley)

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