Gwen Lister

Namibian journalist
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Gwen Lister

Summary

Gwen Lister is a human[1]. Her place of birth was East London[2]. She was born on +1953-12-05T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a journalist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Gwen Lister's place of birth was East London[2].
  • Gwen Lister's place of birth was Cape Province[6].
  • Gwen Lister's place of birth was Union of South Africa[7].
  • Gwen Lister was born on +1953-12-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gwen Lister held citizenship in Namibia[8].
  • Gwen Lister's professions included journalist[4].
  • Gwen Lister's education included a stint at Harvard University[9].
  • Gwen Lister's education included a stint at University of Cape Town[10].
  • Gwen Lister received the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards[11].
  • Gwen Lister received the International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes[12].
  • Gwen Lister received the Courage in Journalism Award[13].
  • Gwen Lister received the World Press Freedom Day[14].
  • Gwen Lister was a member of International Consortium of Investigative Journalists[15].
  • Gwen Lister is recorded as female[16].
  • Gwen Lister's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Gwen Lister's ISNI is recorded as 0000000075471537[18].
  • Gwen Lister's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 106311762[19].
  • Gwen Lister's GND ID is recorded as 1120362997[20].
  • Gwen Lister's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95911230[21].
  • Gwen Lister's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r1b3n[22].
  • Gwen Lister's family name is recorded as Lister[23].
  • Gwen Lister's given name is recorded as Gwen[24].
  • Gwen Lister's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Gwen Lister's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Khoekhoe[26].
  • Gwen Lister's Canadiana Authorities ID is recorded as 1009G0243[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include East London[2], a city[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 1872[30]; Cape Province[6], a province of South Africa[31], in South Africa[32], founded in 1910[33]; and Union of South Africa[7], a dominion of the British Empire[34], founded in 1910[35]. Gwen Lister was born on +1953-12-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[9], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1636[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39] and University of Cape Town[10], a public university[40], in South Africa[41], founded in 1829[42], headquartered in Cape Town[43].

Career and Affiliations

Gwen Lister worked as a journalist[4].

Recognition

Awards received include CPJ International Press Freedom Awards[11], a journalism prize[44], in United States[45], founded in 1991[46]; International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes[12], an award[47], founded in 2000[48]; Courage in Journalism Award[13], a journalism prize[49]; and World Press Freedom Day[14], a world day[50], founded in 1991[51].

Why It Matters

Gwen Lister ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52]

FAQs

Where was Gwen Lister born?

Gwen Lister was born in East London[2].

What did Gwen Lister do for work?

Gwen Lister worked as journalist[4].

Where did Gwen Lister go to school?

Gwen Lister was educated at Harvard University[9] and University of Cape Town[10].

What awards did Gwen Lister receive?

Honors received include CPJ International Press Freedom Awards[11], International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes[12], Courage in Journalism Award[13], and World Press Freedom Day[14].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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