Gary Botting

Canadian lawyer
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Gary Botting

Summary

Gary Botting is a human[1]. He was born on July 19, 1943[2]. He worked as a lawyer[3], historian[4], philosopher[5], novelist[6], and literary critic[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Gary Botting was born on July 19, 1943[2].
  • Gary Botting held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Gary Botting's professions included lawyer[3].
  • Gary Botting's professions included historian[4].
  • Gary Botting's professions included philosopher[5].
  • Gary Botting worked as a novelist[6].
  • Gary Botting worked as a literary critic[7].
  • Gary Botting's professions included biographer[10].
  • Gary Botting's field of work was criminal law[11].
  • Gary Botting's field of work was miscarriage of justice[12].
  • Gary Botting's field of work was jurisprudence[13].
  • Gary Botting's field of work was criticism of religion[14].
  • Gary Botting's education included a stint at Peter A. Allard School of Law[15].
  • Gary Botting was educated at University of British Columbia[16].
  • Gary Botting was educated at University of Calgary Faculty of Law[17].
  • Gary Botting was educated at Peterborough Collegiate[18].
  • Gary Botting was educated at Trent University[19].
  • Gary Botting is recorded as male[20].
  • Gary Botting's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Gary Botting's Commons category is recorded as Gary Botting[22].
  • Gary Botting's residence is recorded as Coquitlam[23].
  • Gary Botting's family name is recorded as Botting[24].
  • Gary Botting's given name is recorded as Gary[25].
  • Gary Botting's official website is recorded as http://www.garybotting.com[26].
  • Gary Botting's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gary Botting was born on July 19, 1943[2].

Education

Educated at Peter A. Allard School of Law[15], a faculty[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1945[30]; University of British Columbia[16], a public research university[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1908[33], headquartered in Vancouver[34]; University of Calgary Faculty of Law[17], a law school[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1976[37]; Peterborough Collegiate[18], a high school[38], in Canada[39], founded in 1827[40]; and Trent University[19], a university[41], in Canada[42], founded in 1964[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[3], historian[4], philosopher[5], novelist[6], literary critic[7], and biographer[10]. Fields of work include criminal law[11], an area of law[44]; miscarriage of justice[12]; jurisprudence[13], an academic discipline[45]; and criticism of religion[14], a Wikimedia criticisms article[46].

Why It Matters

Gary Botting ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

What did Gary Botting do for work?

Gary Botting worked as lawyer[3], historian[4], philosopher[5], novelist[6], and literary critic[7].

Where did Gary Botting go to school?

Gary Botting was educated at Peter A. Allard School of Law[15], University of British Columbia[16], University of Calgary Faculty of Law[17], and Peterborough Collegiate[18].

References

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  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  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
  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Gary
    Field of work criminal law, miscarriage of justice, jurisprudence +1
    Family name Botting
    Country of citizenship Canada
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