David Williams

New Zealand legal scholar
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David Williams

Summary

David Williams is a human[1]. He was born on +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a lawyer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • David Williams was born on +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David Williams held citizenship in New Zealand[5].
  • David Williams's professions included lawyer[3].
  • David Williams held the position of professor emeritus[6].
  • Among David Williams's employers was University of Auckland[7].
  • David Williams was educated at Balliol College[8].
  • David Williams was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[9].
  • David Williams's education included a stint at Whanganui Collegiate School[10].
  • David Williams received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[11].
  • David Williams received the Rhodes Scholarship[12].
  • David Williams's image is recorded as RSNZ honours Auckland 2024 3683068 (cropped) David V Williams.jpg[13].
  • David Williams is recorded as male[14].
  • David Williams's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David Williams supervised Ned Fletcher as a doctoral student[16].
  • David Williams supervised Guy Charlton as a doctoral student[17].
  • David Williams supervised Jane Kelsey as a doctoral student[18].
  • David Williams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000038041562[19].
  • David Williams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 31334018[20].
  • David Williams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99280281[21].
  • David Williams's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 178499240[22].
  • David Williams's IdRef ID is recorded as 079226256[23].
  • David Williams's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 58784867[24].
  • David Williams's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-3766-3695[25].
  • David Williams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076bd2[26].
  • David Williams's Open Library ID is recorded as OL76636A[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Williams was born on +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Balliol College[8], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1263[30], headquartered in Oxford[31]; Victoria University of Wellington[9], a public university[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1897[34], headquartered in Wellington[35]; and Whanganui Collegiate School[10], a secondary school[36], in New Zealand[37], founded in 1854[38].

Career and Affiliations

David Williams worked as a lawyer[3]. Among his employers was University of Auckland[7]. He held the position of professor emeritus[6]. Doctoral students include Ned Fletcher[16], a lawyer[39], of New Zealand[40]; Guy Charlton[17], a researcher[41]; and Jane Kelsey[18], a lawyer[42], of New Zealand[43], awarded the Global award[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[11] and Rhodes Scholarship[12], a scholarship[45], in United Kingdom[46], founded in 1902[47].

Why It Matters

David Williams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did David Williams do for work?

David Williams worked as lawyer[3].

Where did David Williams go to school?

David Williams was educated at Balliol College[8], Victoria University of Wellington[9], and Whanganui Collegiate School[10].

What awards did David Williams receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[11] and Rhodes Scholarship[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] . calendar.auckland.ac.nz. calendar.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . calendar.auckland.ac.nz. calendar.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
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  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
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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