Gao Yu

Summary

Gao Yu is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Chongqing^[2]. She was born on +1944-02-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a journalist^[4] and human rights defender^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Gao Yu was born in Chongqing^[2].
• Gao Yu was born on +1944-02-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Gao Yu held citizenship in People's Republic of China^[7].
• Gao Yu worked as a journalist^[4].
• Gao Yu worked as a human rights defender^[5].
• Gao Yu's education included a stint at Renmin University of China^[8].
• Gao Yu received the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize^[9].
• Gao Yu received the World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award^[10].
• Gao Yu received the International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes^[11].
• Gao Yu received the Courage in Journalism Award^[12].
• Gao Yu's image is recorded as Gao Yu.jpg^[13].
• Gao Yu is recorded as female^[14].
• Gao Yu's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Gao Yu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000072767391^[16].
• Gao Yu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 103064716^[17].
• Gao Yu's GND ID is recorded as 1136489614^[18].
• Gao Yu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2009186784^[19].
• Gao Yu's Commons category is recorded as Gao Yu (journalist)^[20].
• Gao Yu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j240kx^[21].
• Gao Yu's family name is recorded as Gao^[22].
• Gao Yu's given name is recorded as Yu^[23].
• Gao Yu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Standard Chinese^[24].
• Gao Yu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '高瑜'}^[25].
• Gao Yu's X is recorded as gaoyu200812^[26].
• Gao Yu's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Amnesty International Edit-a-thon^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gao Yu was born in Chongqing^[2]. She was born on +1944-02-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Gao Yu was educated at Renmin University of China^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist^[4] and human rights defender^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize^[9], an award^[28], founded in 1997^[29]; World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award^[10], a journalism prize^[30], founded in 1961^[31]; International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes^[11], an award^[32], founded in 2000^[33]; and Courage in Journalism Award^[12], a journalism prize^[34].

Why It Matters

Gao Yu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Gao Yu born?

Born in Chongqing^[2], Gao Yu…

What did Gao Yu do for work?

Gao Yu worked as journalist^[4] and human rights defender^[5].

Where did Gao Yu go to school?

Gao Yu was educated at Renmin University of China^[8].

What awards did Gao Yu receive?

Honors received include UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize^[9], World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award^[10], International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes^[11], and Courage in Journalism Award^[12].