Patricia A. King
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Patricia A. King (born June 12, 1942) is a professor of law emeritus at Georgetown University Law Center and an adjunct professor in the School of Hygiene and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Her expertise lies at the intersection of law, medicine, ethics, and public policy. In 1979, she became the first African-American woman law professor to receive tenure at Georgetown.[1]
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Patricia Ann King | |
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Born | (1942-06-12) June 12, 1942 (age 81) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Education | Wheaton College (BA) Harvard Law School (JD) |
Occupation | Professor of law emeritus |
Employer | Georgetown University Law Center |
Known for | First African-American tenured Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, Bioethics and the law |
Movement | Civil Rights |
Board member of | National Academies of Science Board on Health Sciences Policy, Harvard Corporation (2006 – 2012) |
Spouse | Roger Wilkins |
Children | Elizabeth Wilkins |
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