Robert Yewdall Jennings

British judge (1913–2004)
Person human Q777588
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Robert Yewdall Jennings was born on October 19, 1913[1], in Idle[2]. He died on August 4, 2004[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a judge[5], university teacher[6], lawyer[7], and jurist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Position held: President of the International Court of Justice[11], Judge of the International Court of Justice[12], President of the Institut de Droit International[13]
  • Educated at: University of Cambridge[14], Harvard University[15], Downing College[16]
  • Award received: Manley-O.-Hudson medal[17], Knight Bachelor[18]
  • Member of: Institut de Droit International[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Family name: Jennings[21]
  • Given name: Robert[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]

Why It Matters

Robert Yewdall Jennings has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Robert Yewdall Jennings born?

Robert Yewdall Jennings's place of birth was Idle[2].

Where did Robert Yewdall Jennings die?

Robert Yewdall Jennings died in Cambridge[4].

What did Robert Yewdall Jennings do for work?

Robert Yewdall Jennings worked as a judge[5], university teacher[6], lawyer[7], and jurist[8].

Where did Robert Yewdall Jennings go to school?

Robert Yewdall Jennings was educated at University of Cambridge[14], Harvard University[15], and Downing College[16].

What awards did Robert Yewdall Jennings receive?

Honors received include Manley-O.-Hudson medal[17] and Knight Bachelor[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . icj-cij.org. icj-cij.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . United Nations Security Council Resolution 980. icj-cij.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . idi-iil.org. idi-iil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Robert Yewdall Jennings. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-yewdall-jennings
MLA “Robert Yewdall Jennings.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 22 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-yewdall-jennings.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_robert-yewdall-jennings_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Robert Yewdall Jennings}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-yewdall-jennings}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-22}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Robert Yewdall Jennings — https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-yewdall-jennings (retrieved 2026-10-22)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-yewdall-jennings · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Python72 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'lt', 'nl', 'pl']
    Place of birth → Idle
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Place of birth: Idle"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → judge, university teacher, lawyer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
  3. 25w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Downing College
    Member of → —
    Place of death → Cambridge
    Prabook id → 393945, 1860543
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Prabook id: 1860543, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257026|batch #257026]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.