# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-westlake
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:01:15.526Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-westlake"
name: "John Westlake"
slug: "john-westlake"
description: "John Westlake was an English law scholar and social reformer. He co-founded the first journal devoted to international law, Revue de Droit International et de Legislation Comparée. Westlake was renowned for his influence in the realm of legal practice, particularly in addressing the complexities of disputes between individuals residing in distinct legal jurisdictions, a field commonly referred to as private international law or conflict of laws."
tagline: "British politician (1828-1913)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Westlake_by_Marianne_Stokes.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1828-02-04"
deathDate: "1913-04-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.69
  momentum:             0.3703703703703703
  historical:           5.471706666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "John Westlake (law scholar)"
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    title: "جون ويستلاك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Westlake"
    title: "John Westlake"
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    title: "John Westlake"
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    title: "John Westlake"
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    title: "ジョン・ウェストレーキ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1314430"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump