John T. Scopes

John T. Scopes
Scopes in 1925
Born
John Thomas Scopes

(1900-08-03)August 3, 1900
DiedOctober 21, 1970(1970-10-21) (aged 70)
Occupations
Known forScopes Monkey Trial
SpouseMildred E. Walker
Children2

John Thomas Scopes (August 3, 1900 – October 21, 1970) was a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, who was charged on May 5, 1925, with violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee schools. He was tried in a case known as the Scopes Trial, and was found guilty and fined $100 (equivalent to $1,737 in 2023).