Hector Pieterson

Summary

Hector Pieterson is a human^[1]. He was born in Soweto^[2]. He was born on +1963-08-19T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Soweto^[4]. He died on +1976-06-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an activist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (627 views/month, #6,915 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Soweto^[2], Hector Pieterson…
• Hector Pieterson passed away in Soweto^[4].
• Hector Pieterson was born on +1963-08-19T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Hector Pieterson died on +1976-06-16T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Hector Pieterson is buried at Avalon Cemetery^[8].
• Hector Pieterson held citizenship in South Africa^[9].
• Hector Pieterson worked as an activist^[6].
• Hector Pieterson is recorded as male^[10].
• Hector Pieterson's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Hector Pieterson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4026154801946256310000^[12].
• Hector Pieterson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019006648^[13].
• Hector Pieterson's Commons category is recorded as Hector Pieterson^[14].
• The cause of death was gunshot wound^[15].
• Hector Pieterson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04h2p4^[16].
• Hector Pieterson's family name is recorded as Pieterson^[17].
• Hector Pieterson's given name is recorded as Hector^[18].
• Hector Pieterson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[19].
• Hector Pieterson's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJx4vh7MgMmqVcGXc7VV4q^[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Soweto^[2], Hector Pieterson… he was born on +1963-08-19T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Hector Pieterson worked as an activist^[6].

Death and Burial

Hector Pieterson died on +1976-06-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Soweto^[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound^[15]. Burial took place at Avalon Cemetery^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hector Pieterson include Hector Pieterson Museum^[21], a history museum^[22], in South Africa^[23], founded in 2002^[24] and Quamtana hectori^[25], a taxon^[26].

Why It Matters

Hector Pieterson ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (627 views/month, #6,915 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for him include Hector Pieterson Museum^[21], a history museum^[22], in South Africa^[23], founded in 2002^[24] and Quamtana hectori^[25], a taxon^[26].

FAQs

Where was Hector Pieterson born?

Hector Pieterson was born in Soweto^[2].

Where did Hector Pieterson die?

Hector Pieterson passed away in Soweto^[4].

What did Hector Pieterson do for work?

Hector Pieterson worked as activist^[6].