John Scopes

John Scopes
noun
Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
Syn: ↑Scopes, ↑John Thomas Scopes
Instance Hypernyms: ↑schoolteacher, ↑school teacher

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  • John Scopes — John Thomas Scopes John Thomas Scopes (* 3. August 1900; † 21. Oktober 1970) war ursprünglich ein US amerikanischer Lehrer. Bekannt wurde er 1925 durch den sogenannten Affenprozess, nachdem er gegen ein Verbot der Evolutionstheorie im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Washington Butler — (1875 1952) fue un granjero estadounidense nacido en el Estado de Ténesi. Fue miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de Ténesi. Es recordado por haber presentado la Ley Butler (1925), que prohibía la enseñanza de la teoría de la evolución en las… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Scopes trial — Scopes tri|al, the also the Monkey Trial a famous US court case in which John Scopes, a ↑biology teacher, was taken to a court of law in 1925 for teaching Darwin s theory of ↑Evolution, because this was against the law in the state of Tennessee,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Scopes Trial — Coordinates: 35°29′41.74″N 85°00′45.63″W / 35.4949278°N 85.012675°W / 35.4949278; 85.012675 …   Wikipedia

  • Scopes trial — a famous US court case in 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. A teacher, John Scopes, was put on trial because he taught Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, which was illegal under local law. The case was informally called the ‘monkey trial’. The… …   Universalium

  • Scopes — noun Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900 1970) • Syn: ↑John Scopes, ↑John Thomas… …   Useful english dictionary

  • John Thomas Scopes — noun Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900 1970) • Syn: ↑Scopes, ↑John Scopes • Instance …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scopes Monkey Trial — 1925 trial of Tennessee teacher John Scopes for violating state laws and teaching the theory of evolution in a public school (Scopes was found guilty but later acquitted) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • John T. Scopes — John Thomas Scopes (August 3, 1900 ndash; October 21, 1970), a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, was charged on May 25, 1925 with violating Tennessee s Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools. He was in court in a… …   Wikipedia

  • John T. Scopes — John Thomas Scopes John Thomas Scopes (* 3. August 1900; † 21. Oktober 1970) war ursprünglich ein US amerikanischer Lehrer. Bekannt wurde er 1925 durch den sogenannten Affenprozess, nachdem er gegen ein Verbot der Evolutionstheorie im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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