Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala

the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest
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Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala

Summary

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala is a human[1]. Born in Sri Lanka[2], she… she was born on +1979-09-03T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a mountaineer[4] and women's rights activist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sri Lanka[2], Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala…
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala was born on +1979-09-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala held citizenship in Sri Lanka[7].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's professions included mountaineer[4].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's professions included women's rights activist[5].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala was educated at University of Delhi[8].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's education included a stint at University of Colombo[9].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala was educated at University of Sussex[10].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala received the BBC 100 Women[11].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's image is recorded as Jayanthi Kuru Utumpala waving the Sri Lankan flag on the summit of Mount Everest on 21st May 2016~ cropped.jpg[12].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala is recorded as female[13].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's Commons category is recorded as Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala[15].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's sport is recorded as mountaineering[16].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's family name is recorded as Kuru[17].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's significant event is recorded as ascent of Mount Everest[18].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11cndb58ly[19].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's Quora topic ID is recorded as Jayanthi-Kuru-Utumpala[20].
  • Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's place of birth was Sri Lanka[2]. She was born on +1979-09-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Delhi[8], a central university[22], in India[23], founded in 1922[24], headquartered in New Delhi[25]; University of Colombo[9], a public research university[26], in Sri Lanka[27], founded in 1921[28]; and University of Sussex[10], a public research university[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1961[31], headquartered in Sussex House[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mountaineer[4] and women's rights activist[5].

Recognition

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala received the BBC 100 Women[11].

Why It Matters

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala born?

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's place of birth was Sri Lanka[2].

What did Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala do for work?

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala worked as mountaineer[4] and women's rights activist[5].

Where did Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala go to school?

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala was educated at University of Delhi[8], University of Colombo[9], and University of Sussex[10].

What awards did Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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