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Abner Mikva

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Also known as Abner J. Mikva, Abner Joseph Mikva

American politician, jurist and law professor (1926–2016)

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Abner Joseph Mikva was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he worked in Springfield, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, the University of Chicago Law School, and Washington University in St. Louis.

Born in Milwaukee in 1926, Mikva participated in World War II. He spoke English and Yiddish. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was employed by Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Mikva died of bladder cancer in Chicago in 2016.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Milwaukee
Place of death
Chicago
Languages spoken
Yiddish
Field of work
law
Conflict
World War II
Image
Abner Mikva.jpg
Work location
Chicago
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Abner Mikva
date of birth
1926-01-21
name in native language
Abner Joseph Mikva
date of death
2016-07-04
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
bladder cancer
writing language
English language
clerked for
Sherman Minton
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