His father was an exceptional jurist and legal scholar. He was celebrated as a prolific author, poet, historian, legal jurist and linguist. Bodin was a polymath, concerned with universal history which he approached as a jurist. Sunni schools of jurisprudence are each named after the classical jurist who taught them. Marthinus Steyn, a prominent jurist and politician, and others were vocal in their opposition. Among their travel companions was the jurist and politician Sir James Mackintosh. The Magistrate was based on real-life Greek jurist Christos Sartzetakis. Members of the Academy include writers, linguists, literary scholars, historians and a prominent jurist. Khomeini served as this ruling jurist, or supreme leader, until his death in 1989. Sir Edward Coke was the preeminent jurist of his time. Justice Markandey Katju is an Indian jurist. Sargent is a descendant of Epes Sargent, a colonial military leader and jurist. Nariman is the son of Fali Sam Nariman, a distinguished Indian Jurist. Reagan initially chose Conservative jurist Robert Bork to succeed Powell. Mullah Ahmed Thattavi was son of the Sunni jurist of Thatta.