John T. Scopes
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 55 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 3,1900 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Paducah |
| Kentucky | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 21,1970 |
| Died | Shreveport |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
| Known for | Scopes Trial |
| Spouse | Mildred Walker |
| Lawyer | Clarence Darrow |
| Job | Teacher |
| Geologist | |
| Education | The University of Chicago |
| University of Kentucky | |
| Movies/Shows | In Search of History: The Monkey Trial |
| Children | William Scopes |
| Books | Scopes Worlds Famous |
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| ID | 427360 |
John T. Scopes Life story
John Thomas Scopes was a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, who was charged on May 5, 1925, with violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee schools. He was tried in a case known as the Scopes Trial, in which he was found guilty and fined $100.