Gareth Evans

Australian international policymaker and former politician
Person human Q381902
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Gareth Evans

Summary

Gareth Evans is a human[1]. His place of birth was Melbourne[2]. He was born on September 5, 1944[3]. He worked as a politician[4], diplomat[5], and barrister[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Melbourne[2], Gareth Evans…
  • Gareth Evans was born on September 5, 1944[3].
  • Gareth Evans held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Gareth Evans's professions included politician[4].
  • Gareth Evans worked as a diplomat[5].
  • Gareth Evans worked as a barrister[6].
  • Gareth Evans was educated at Melbourne Law School[9].
  • Gareth Evans was educated at Magdalen College[10].
  • Gareth Evans was educated at Melbourne High School[11].
  • Gareth Evans's education included a stint at Australian National University[12].
  • Gareth Evans received the Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear[13].
  • Gareth Evans received the Grawemeyer Awards[14].
  • Gareth Evans received the Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[15].
  • Gareth Evans received the Officer of the Order of Australia[16].
  • Gareth Evans received the Companion of the Order of Australia[17].
  • Gareth Evans is recorded as male[18].
  • Gareth Evans's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Gareth Evans was affiliated with the Australian Labor Party[20].
  • Gareth Evans's Commons category is recorded as Gareth Evans (politician)[21].
  • Gareth Evans's family name is recorded as Evans[22].
  • Gareth Evans's given name is recorded as Gareth[23].
  • Gareth Evans's official website is recorded as https://www.gevans.org/[24].
  • Gareth Evans's work location is recorded as Canberra[25].
  • Gareth Evans's participant in is recorded as Australian Constitutional Convention, 1998[26].
  • Gareth Evans's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004[27].

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Origins and Family

Gareth Evans was born in Melbourne[2]. He was born on September 5, 1944[3].

Education

Educated at Melbourne Law School[9], a law school[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1857[30]; Magdalen College[10], a college of the University of Oxford[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1458[33]; Melbourne High School[11], a high school[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1905[36]; and Australian National University[12], a public university[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1946[39], headquartered in Canberra[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], diplomat[5], and barrister[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear[13]; Grawemeyer Awards[14], an award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1985[43]; Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[15]; Officer of the Order of Australia[16], a grade of an order[44], in Australia[45]; and Companion of the Order of Australia[17], a grade of an order[46], in Australia[47].

Personal Life

Gareth Evans was affiliated with the Australian Labor Party[20].

Why It Matters

Gareth Evans ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Gareth Evans born?

Born in Melbourne[2], Gareth Evans…

What did Gareth Evans do for work?

Gareth Evans worked as politician[4], diplomat[5], and barrister[6].

Where did Gareth Evans go to school?

Gareth Evans was educated at Melbourne Law School[9], Magdalen College[10], Melbourne High School[11], and Australian National University[12].

What awards did Gareth Evans receive?

Honors received include Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear[13], Grawemeyer Awards[14], Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[15], and Officer of the Order of Australia[16].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [15] . socialsciences.org.au. socialsciences.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Davos 2004 List of Participants. 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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  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. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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