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Alex de Waal

British academic
Person Human Q4718059

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
February 22, 1963
Place of birth
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
human rights defender, anthropologist, social anthropologist, university teacher
Employer
Harvard University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy[11][12]
Field of work
social anthropology[10]
Educated at
Nuffield College[13]
Father
Victor de Waal[7]
Mother
Esther de Waal[8]
Sibling
Edmund de Waal, Thomas de Waal[22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Birth name
Alexander William Lowndes de Waal[21]
Family name
de Waal[15]
Given name
Alex, Alexander, William, Lowndes[16][17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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CiNii Research ID
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Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
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LRB contributor ID
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Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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NYRB contributor ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Rodovid ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
120894
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 4
human rights defender, anthropologist, university teacher, social anthropologist
Given name 3
Alexander, William, Alex
Employer 2
Harvard University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Sibling 2
Thomas de Waal, Edmund de Waal
Siblings 2
Thomas de Waal, Edmund de Waal
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Nuffield College
Field of work 1
social anthropology
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Cambridge
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Alex de Waal was born on February 22, 1963[1], in Cambridge[2]. He has worked as a human rights defender[3], anthropologist[4], social anthropologist[5], and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Alex de Waal born?

Alex de Waal's place of birth was Cambridge[2].

Who were Alex de Waal's parents?

Alex de Waal's father was Victor de Waal[7]. Alex de Waal's mother was Esther de Waal[8].

What did Alex de Waal do for work?

Alex de Waal worked as a human rights defender[3], anthropologist[4], social anthropologist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Alex de Waal go to school?

Alex de Waal was educated at Nuffield College[13].

Related Entities

Cambridge social anthropology The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . dl.tufts.edu. dl.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . archive.today. archive.today. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . hoover.org. hoover.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . caucasus-mt.net. caucasus-mt.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Alex, Alexander, William +1
    Field of work → social anthropology
    Family name → de Waal
    Sibling → Edmund de Waal, Thomas de Waal
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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