Patricia J. Williams

American legal and race critical scholar
Person human Q7145651
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Summary

Patricia J. Williams was born on August 28, 1951[1], in Boston[2]. She has worked as a lawyer[3], journalist[4], university teacher[5], jurist[6], and author[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Field of work: human rights[10]
  • Employer: Columbia University[11], University of Wisconsin Law School[12]
  • Educated at: Harvard Law School[13], Wellesley College[14]
  • Award received: MacArthur Fellows Program[15], honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[16]
  • Sex or gender: female[17]
  • Commons category: Patricia J. Williams[18]
  • Family name: Williams[19]
  • Given name: Patricia[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]
  • Affiliation: Council for Responsible Genetics[22]

Why It Matters

Patricia J. Williams has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Patricia J. Williams born?

Patricia J. Williams's place of birth was Boston[2].

What did Patricia J. Williams do for work?

Patricia J. Williams worked as a lawyer[3], journalist[4], university teacher[5], jurist[6], and author[7].

Where did Patricia J. Williams go to school?

Patricia J. Williams was educated at Harvard Law School[13] and Wellesley College[14].

What awards did Patricia J. Williams receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[15] and honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . uantwerpen.be. Retrieved . uantwerpen.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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