David Benatar

Summary

David Benatar is a human^[1]. His place of birth was South Africa^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1966^[3]. He worked as a pedagogue^[4], university teacher^[5], and philosopher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (749 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• David Benatar's place of birth was South Africa^[2].
• David Benatar was born on January 1, 1966^[3].
• David Benatar held citizenship in South Africa^[8].
• David Benatar's professions included pedagogue^[4].
• David Benatar worked as a university teacher^[5].
• David Benatar worked as a philosopher^[6].
• David Benatar's field of work was medical ethics^[9].
• David Benatar's field of work was antinatalism^[10].
• David Benatar was employed by University of Cape Town^[11].
• David Benatar was educated at University of Cape Town^[12].
• David Benatar is recorded as male^[13].
• David Benatar's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• David Benatar's family name is recorded as Benatar^[15].
• David Benatar's given name is recorded as David^[16].
• David Benatar's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[17].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[18]

• Country: ZA^[19]

• Began / founded: 1966^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: 35688b53-6ecf-4397-bb8c-f94fef1ece01^[21]

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Origins and Family

David Benatar was born in South Africa^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1966^[3].

Education

David Benatar was educated at University of Cape Town^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pedagogue^[4], university teacher^[5], and philosopher^[6]. Fields of work include medical ethics^[9], an applied psychology^[22] and antinatalism^[10], a philosophical movement^[23]. Among David Benatar's employers was University of Cape Town^[11].

Why It Matters

David Benatar ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (749 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Works attributed to him include Better Never to Have Been^[26], a philosophical work^[27].

FAQs

Where was David Benatar born?

David Benatar was born in South Africa^[2].

What did David Benatar do for work?

David Benatar worked as pedagogue^[4], university teacher^[5], and philosopher^[6].

Where did David Benatar go to school?

David Benatar was educated at University of Cape Town^[12].