Jacinta Ruru

New Zealand law professor
Person human Q49221792
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Summary

Jacinta Ruru was born on January 1, 1974[1]. She has worked as an academic[2] and lawyer[3]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[5]
  • Ethnic group: Māori[6]
  • Position held: full professor[7], associate professor[8]
  • Employer: University of Otago[9]
  • Educated at: University of Victoria[10], Victoria University of Wellington[11]
  • Student: Mihiata Rose Pirini[12]
  • Notable work: Q139547815[13], Q139547841[14]
  • Award received: University of Otago Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chair[15], Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16], Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal[17], Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[18], Humanities Aronui Medal[19]
  • Sex or gender: female[20]
  • Doctoral student: Anaru Duncan Eketone[21], Q136006808[22], Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown[23], Q140844431[24]
  • Commons category: Jacinta Ruru[25]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[26], Master of Laws[27]
  • Residence: Port Chalmers[28]
  • Family name: Ruru[29]
  • Given name: Jacinta[30], Arianna[31]
  • Academic thesis: Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the management of national parks in New Zealand[32]
  • Described by source: 150 women in 150 words[33]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NZThesisProject[34], WikiProject Books of Mana[35]
  • Tribe: Ngāti Raukawa ki Waikato[36], Ngāti Ranginui ki Tauranga[37], Ngāti Maniapoto[38]

Why It Matters

Jacinta Ruru is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What did Jacinta Ruru do for work?

Jacinta Ruru worked as an academic[2] and lawyer[3].

Where did Jacinta Ruru go to school?

Jacinta Ruru was educated at University of Victoria[10] and Victoria University of Wellington[11].

What awards did Jacinta Ruru receive?

Honors received include University of Otago Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chair[15], Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16], Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal[17], and Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . odt.co.nz. odt.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . odt.co.nz. odt.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . fulbright.org.nz. Retrieved . fulbright.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [13] ↑ . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.
  29. [14] ↑ . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.
  30. [12] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . maorilawreview.co.nz. Retrieved . maorilawreview.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . maorilawreview.co.nz. Retrieved . maorilawreview.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . maorilawreview.co.nz. Retrieved . maorilawreview.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 59m ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en']
    Sitelink count → 2
    Doctoral student → Anaru Duncan Eketone, Q136006808, Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown +1
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  2. 16w ago · DrThneed · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Linkedin personal profile id → jacinta-ruru-2589112a
    Ethnic group → Māori
    Tribe → Ngāti Raukawa ki Waikato, Ngāti Ranginui ki Tauranga, Ngāti Maniapoto
    Yale lux id → person/15fe218f-a77f-468d-8783-82cfce8c1e9d
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