Jessica Rawson

British art historian and sinologist (born 1943)
Person human Q6187427
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Summary

Jessica Rawson is a human[1]. She was born on January 20, 1943[2]. She worked as an art historian[3], exhibition curator[4], sinologist[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jessica Rawson was born on January 20, 1943[2].
  • Jessica Rawson was born on January 1, 1943[8].
  • Jessica Rawson held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Jessica Rawson's professions included art historian[3].
  • Jessica Rawson worked as an exhibition curator[4].
  • Jessica Rawson worked as a sinologist[5].
  • Jessica Rawson's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Jessica Rawson's field of work was art history[10].
  • Jessica Rawson's field of work was exhibition curation[11].
  • Jessica Rawson's field of work was sinology[12].
  • Jessica Rawson's field of work was Chinese art[13].
  • Jessica Rawson was employed by University of Oxford[14].
  • Among Jessica Rawson's employers was British Museum[15].
  • Jessica Rawson's education included a stint at SOAS, University of London[16].
  • Jessica Rawson's education included a stint at Murray Edwards College[17].
  • Jessica Rawson's education included a stint at University of London[18].
  • Jessica Rawson received the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[19].
  • Jessica Rawson received the Fellow of the British Academy[20].
  • Jessica Rawson received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21].
  • Jessica Rawson received the Charles Lang Freer Medal[22].
  • Jessica Rawson received the Tang Prize in Sinology[23].
  • Jessica Rawson was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24].
  • Jessica Rawson was a member of British Academy[25].
  • Jessica Rawson is recorded as female[26].
  • Jessica Rawson's instance of is recorded as human[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include January 20, 1943[2] and January 1, 1943[8].

Education

Educated at SOAS, University of London[16], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1916[30], headquartered in London[31]; Murray Edwards College[17], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1954[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; and University of London[18], a university[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1836[38], headquartered in London[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art historian[3], exhibition curator[4], sinologist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include art history[10], an academic discipline[40]; exhibition curation[11]; sinology[12], an academic discipline[41]; and Chinese art[13], an academic discipline[42], in People's Republic of China[43]. Employers include University of Oxford[14], a collegiate university[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1096[46], headquartered in Oxford[47] and British Museum[15], a national museum[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1753[50]. Jessica Rawson supervised Princess Akiko of Mikasa as a doctoral student[51].

Recognition

Awards received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[19], a grade of an order[52], in United Kingdom[53]; Fellow of the British Academy[20], a fellowship award[54], in United Kingdom[55]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21], a fellowship award[56]; Charles Lang Freer Medal[22], an award[57], in United States[58], founded in 1956[59]; and Tang Prize in Sinology[23], a science award[60], founded in 2012[61].

Why It Matters

Jessica Rawson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Princess Akiko of Mikasa[64], an aristocrat[65], b. 1981[66], of Japan[67], awarded the The Order of the Precious Crown, Peony[68].

FAQs

What did Jessica Rawson do for work?

Jessica Rawson worked as art historian[3], exhibition curator[4], sinologist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Jessica Rawson go to school?

Jessica Rawson was educated at SOAS, University of London[16], Murray Edwards College[17], and University of London[18].

What awards did Jessica Rawson receive?

Honors received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[19], Fellow of the British Academy[20], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21], and Charles Lang Freer Medal[22].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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