Tenzin Palmo

Tibetan Buddhist nun

Person Human Q2544516

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[9]
Date of birth: June 30, 1943
Place of birth: Hertfordshire
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[6]
Occupation: Buddhist nun, nun, writer
Field of work: Buddhism^[7]
Award received: BBC 100 Women^[8]
Official website: tenzinpalmo.com^[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[12]
Birth name: Diane Perry^[13]
Given name: Tenzin^[10]

🏷️ Also known as

en Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo en Tenzin Palmo ar تينزين بالمو cs Tenzin Palmo cs Tändzin Palmo cs Diane Perry de Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo es Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo he טנזין פאלמו ru Джецунма Тензин Палмо ru Тензин Палмо sv Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo zh 丹津·葩默

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ISNI: 0000000079785621
VIAF cluster ID: 85054442
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no99008862
GND ID: 120874024
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo.jpg ↗
Babelio author ID: 371246
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13577371x
CANTIC ID: 981060886085306706
CONOR.SI ID: 312334435
DDB person (GND) ID: 120874024
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 130085
FAST ID: 429132

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IxTheo authority ID: 080940366
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NL CR AUT ID: ola2008434719
NLA Trove people ID: 1506984
NUKAT ID: n2021030126
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National Library of Korea ID: KAC201729282
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 182717720
Obálky knih ID: ola2008434719
Open Library ID: OL8307886A
Penguin Random House author ID: 167832
RERO ID (legacy): A021531936
SBN author ID: UBOV139303
SVKKL authority ID: 0396436-Tenzin-Palmo-1943
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981060886085306706
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJfrGyWqfCkCYb7X8v6BT3
Yale LUX ID: person/7f573d0a-2f28-48d5-be19-c0c0929e2507

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Occupation 3

writer, nun, Buddhist nun

Award received 1

BBC 100 Women

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Field of work 1

Buddhism

Given name 1

Tenzin

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

Hertfordshire

Sex or gender 1

female

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Summary

Tenzin Palmo was born in Hertfordshire^[1]. She was born on June 30, 1943^[2]. She worked as a Buddhist nun^[3], nun^[4], and writer^[5].

FAQs

Where was Tenzin Palmo born?

Tenzin Palmo was born in Hertfordshire^[1].

What did Tenzin Palmo do for work?

Tenzin Palmo worked as Buddhist nun^[3], nun^[4], and writer^[5].

What awards did Tenzin Palmo receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women^[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — place of birth (P19): Hertfordshire. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — sex or gender (P21): female. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-29. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — field of work (P101): Buddhism. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — occupation (P106): Buddhist nun. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — occupation (P106): nun. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — occupation (P106): writer. Retrieved 2019-05-23. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — award received (P166): BBC 100 Women. bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — date of birth (P569): June 30, 1943. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2021-12-26. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — given name (P735): Tenzin. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — official website (P856): https://tenzinpalmo.com/. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Tenzin Palmo — birth name (P1477): {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Diane Perry'}. proceso.com.mx. Retrieved 2023-11-24. proceso.com.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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