# Dan Markel

> Daniel Eric Markel was a Canadian-born attorney and law professor who wrote various works on retribution in criminal law and sentencing with a focus on the role of punishment in the criminal justice system. He earned a J.D. degree from Harvard University in 2001, and after working as a law clerk to a federal judge and as an associate at a law firm, joined the faculty of Florida State University in 2005.

*American lawyer and academic; murder-for-hire victim*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1972-10-09
- **Died:** 2014-07-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5213934)
- [Dan Markel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Markel)
- [دان ماركيل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84)
- [Daniel Markel](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Markel)

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