Leila Ahmed

Egyptian-American writer and professor
Person human Q438645
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Leila Ahmed

Summary

Leila Ahmed is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Heliopolis[2]. She was born on +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a university teacher[4] and writer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Leila Ahmed's place of birth was Heliopolis[2].
  • Leila Ahmed was born on +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Leila Ahmed held citizenship in Egypt[7].
  • Leila Ahmed held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Leila Ahmed's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Leila Ahmed worked as a writer[5].
  • Leila Ahmed's field of work was gender studies[9].
  • Among Leila Ahmed's employers was Harvard University[10].
  • Leila Ahmed was employed by University of Massachusetts Amherst[11].
  • Leila Ahmed was educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[12].
  • Leila Ahmed received the Grawemeyer Awards[13].
  • Leila Ahmed's religion is recorded as Islam[14].
  • Leila Ahmed's image is recorded as Leila Ahmed.jpg[15].
  • Leila Ahmed is recorded as female[16].
  • Leila Ahmed's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Leila Ahmed's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109071882[18].
  • Leila Ahmed's ISNI is recorded as 0000000444677769[19].
  • Leila Ahmed's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61590867[20].
  • Leila Ahmed's GND ID is recorded as 123342058[21].
  • Leila Ahmed's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78017574[22].
  • Leila Ahmed's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12186294f[23].
  • Leila Ahmed's IdRef ID is recorded as 030451345[24].
  • Leila Ahmed's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06548396[25].
  • Leila Ahmed's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00820660[26].
  • Leila Ahmed's Commons category is recorded as Leila Ahmed[27].

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Origins and Family

Leila Ahmed's place of birth was Heliopolis[2]. She was born on +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Leila Ahmed's education included a stint at University of Massachusetts Amherst[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4] and writer[5]. Leila Ahmed's field of work was gender studies[9]. Employers include Harvard University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Massachusetts Amherst[11], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1863[34], headquartered in Amherst[35].

Recognition

Leila Ahmed received the Grawemeyer Awards[13].

Personal Life

Leila Ahmed's religion is recorded as Islam[14].

Why It Matters

Leila Ahmed ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Leila Ahmed born?

Leila Ahmed's place of birth was Heliopolis[2].

What did Leila Ahmed do for work?

Leila Ahmed worked as university teacher[4] and writer[5].

Where did Leila Ahmed go to school?

Leila Ahmed was educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[12].

What awards did Leila Ahmed receive?

Honors received include Grawemeyer Awards[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . hds.harvard.edu. hds.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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