Adrian Leftwich

South African activist
Person human Q15993200
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Adrian Leftwich

Summary

Adrian Leftwich is a human[1]. He was born on +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2013-04-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a senior lecturer[4], researcher[5], and anti-apartheid activist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Adrian Leftwich was born on +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Adrian Leftwich died on +2013-04-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Adrian Leftwich was Benjamin Francis Leftwich[8].
  • Adrian Leftwich held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Adrian Leftwich's professions included senior lecturer[4].
  • Adrian Leftwich's professions included researcher[5].
  • Adrian Leftwich worked as an anti-apartheid activist[6].
  • Among Adrian Leftwich's employers was University of York[10].
  • Adrian Leftwich was educated at University of Cape Town[11].
  • Adrian Leftwich was educated at University of York[12].
  • Adrian Leftwich is recorded as male[13].
  • Adrian Leftwich's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Adrian Leftwich supervised Henry Chingaipe Ng'oma as a doctoral student[15].
  • Adrian Leftwich's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117568362[16].
  • Adrian Leftwich's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32168557[17].
  • Adrian Leftwich's GND ID is recorded as 171387694[18].
  • Adrian Leftwich's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83178899[19].
  • Adrian Leftwich's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13595015j[20].
  • Adrian Leftwich's IdRef ID is recorded as 05079616X[21].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[22].
  • Adrian Leftwich earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[23].
  • Adrian Leftwich's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05xm78y[24].
  • Adrian Leftwich's family name is recorded as Leftwich[25].
  • Adrian Leftwich's given name is recorded as Adrian[26].
  • Adrian Leftwich's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 069887098[27].

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Origins and Family

Adrian Leftwich was born on +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Cape Town[11], a public university[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 1829[30], headquartered in Cape Town[31] and University of York[12], a public university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1963[34], headquartered in York[35]. Adrian Leftwich earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include senior lecturer[4], researcher[5], and anti-apartheid activist[6]. Among Adrian Leftwich's employers was University of York[10]. He supervised Henry Chingaipe Ng'oma as a doctoral student[15].

Personal Life

A child of Adrian Leftwich was Benjamin Francis Leftwich[8].

Death and Burial

Adrian Leftwich died on +2013-04-02T00:00:00Z[3]. The cause of death was lung cancer[22].

Why It Matters

Adrian Leftwich ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Adrian Leftwich do for work?

Adrian Leftwich worked as senior lecturer[4], researcher[5], and anti-apartheid activist[6].

Where did Adrian Leftwich go to school?

Adrian Leftwich was educated at University of Cape Town[11] and University of York[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Retrieved . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . sahistory.org.za. Retrieved . sahistory.org.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . sahistory.org.za. Retrieved . sahistory.org.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . sahistory.org.za. Retrieved . sahistory.org.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . MAK. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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