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Laurence Tribe was born on October 10, 1941 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China and is credited as a lawyer, university teacher and legal scholar. That puts Laurence Tribe at 84 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Abraham Lincoln High School and Harvard College. Awards on record include White House Fellows and Henry Allen Moe Prize (2018).
My Take
Laurence Tribe strikes me as a genuine titan of American constitutional law. Born in Shanghai and teaching at Harvard for over half a century, he became a name you simply cannot avoid when discussing how the Constitution is read. What I admire most is his refusal to stay in the ivory tower; he writes scholarship of textbook weight while engaging fearlessly with live political fights. Still active and outspoken well into his eighties, he embodies the idea that law is a living, contested thing. Scholars who connect rigorous theory to public life keep the discipline vital, and he has done exactly that.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laurence Tribe
- Name (Japanese)
- ローレンス・トライブ
- Reading
- ろーれんす・とらいぶ
- Born
- October 10, 1941 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
- Origin
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- lawyer / university teacher / legal scholar / jurist / legal counselor
2. Background
- High school
- Abraham Lincoln High School
- University
- Harvard College
Awards & achievements
- White House Fellows
- 2018 Henry Allen Moe Prize
3. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/tribelaw
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence%20Tribe
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4994314
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Laurence Tribe born?
Born October 10, 1941 (age 84).
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Laurence Tribe is from Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
What does Laurence Tribe do?
Laurence Tribe works as lawyer, university teacher, legal scholar, jurist, legal counselor.
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