Navanethem Pillay

Summary

Navanethem Pillay is a human^[1]. She was born in Durban^[2]. She was born on September 23, 1941^[3]. She worked as a judge^[4], lawyer^[5], and jurist^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,057 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Navanethem Pillay was born in Durban^[2].
• Navanethem Pillay was born on September 23, 1941^[3].
• Navanethem Pillay held citizenship in South Africa^[8].
• Navanethem Pillay worked as a judge^[4].
• Navanethem Pillay's professions included lawyer^[5].
• Navanethem Pillay's professions included jurist^[6].
• Navanethem Pillay held the position of ICDP commissioner and Vice president^[9].
• Navanethem Pillay was employed by United Nations^[10].
• Navanethem Pillay's education included a stint at University of Natal^[11].
• Navanethem Pillay was educated at Harvard Law School^[12].
• Navanethem Pillay received the Gruber Prize for Women's Rights^[13].
• Navanethem Pillay received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[14].
• Navanethem Pillay received the Otto Hahn Peace Medal^[15].
• Navanethem Pillay was a member of Permanent United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Israel Palestine conflict^[16].
• Navanethem Pillay is recorded as female^[17].
• Navanethem Pillay's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Navanethem Pillay's Commons category is recorded as Navanethem Pillay^[19].
• Navanethem Pillay earned the academic degree of doctorate^[20].
• Navanethem Pillay's family name is recorded as Pillay^[21].
• Navanethem Pillay's given name is recorded as Navanethem^[22].
• Navanethem Pillay's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography^[23].
• Navanethem Pillay's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014^[24].
• Navanethem Pillay's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013^[25].
• Navanethem Pillay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Navanethem Pillay's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Durban^[2], Navanethem Pillay… she was born on September 23, 1941^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Natal^[11], a university^[28], in South Africa^[29], founded in 1910^[30], headquartered in Durban^[31] and Harvard Law School^[12], a graduate school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1817^[34]. Navanethem Pillay earned the academic degree of doctorate^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include judge^[4], lawyer^[5], and jurist^[6]. Navanethem Pillay was employed by United Nations^[10]. She held the position of ICDP commissioner and Vice president^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Gruber Prize for Women's Rights^[13], an award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 2003^[37]; Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[14], a grade of an order^[38], in Germany^[39]; and Otto Hahn Peace Medal^[15], a politics award^[40], in Germany^[41].

Why It Matters

Navanethem Pillay ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,057 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] She is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Navanethem Pillay born?

Navanethem Pillay was born in Durban^[2].

What did Navanethem Pillay do for work?

Navanethem Pillay worked as judge^[4], lawyer^[5], and jurist^[6].

Where did Navanethem Pillay go to school?

Navanethem Pillay was educated at University of Natal^[11] and Harvard Law School^[12].

What awards did Navanethem Pillay receive?

Honors received include Gruber Prize for Women's Rights^[13], Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[14], and Otto Hahn Peace Medal^[15].