Merata Kawharu

Summary

Merata Kawharu is a human^[1]. She was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. She worked as an academic^[3] and writer^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Merata Kawharu was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Merata Kawharu held citizenship in New Zealand^[6].
• Merata Kawharu is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group^[7].
• Merata Kawharu worked as an academic^[3].
• Merata Kawharu worked as a writer^[4].
• Merata Kawharu held the position of full professor^[8].
• Merata Kawharu was employed by University of Otago^[9].
• Merata Kawharu was employed by University of Auckland^[10].
• Merata Kawharu's education included a stint at University of Oxford^[11].
• Merata Kawharu was educated at Exeter College^[12].
• Merata Kawharu was educated at University of Auckland^[13].
• A notable student of Merata Kawharu was Pounamu Jade Aikman^[14].
• Merata Kawharu received the New Zealand Order of Merit^[15].
• Merata Kawharu received the Rhodes Scholarship^[16].
• Merata Kawharu received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[17].
• Merata Kawharu's image is recorded as RSNZ honours Christchurch 2025 251028 Research-074 Merata Kawharu (cropped).jpg^[18].
• Merata Kawharu is recorded as female^[19].
• Merata Kawharu's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Merata Kawharu supervised Jeremy Simons as a doctoral student^[21].
• Merata Kawharu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077798306^[22].
• Merata Kawharu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65980837^[23].
• Merata Kawharu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2003012208^[24].
• Merata Kawharu's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 161951711^[25].
• Merata Kawharu's IdRef ID is recorded as 095131841^[26].
• Merata Kawharu's Commons category is recorded as Merata Kawharu^[27].

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Origins and Family

Merata Kawharu was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. She is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group^[7].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford^[11], a collegiate university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1096^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31]; Exeter College^[12], a college of the University of Oxford^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1314^[34], headquartered in Oxford^[35]; and University of Auckland^[13], a public university^[36], in New Zealand^[37], founded in 1883^[38], headquartered in Auckland City^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic^[3] and writer^[4]. Employers include University of Otago^[9], a public university^[40], in New Zealand^[41], founded in 1869^[42], headquartered in Dunedin^[43] and University of Auckland^[10], a public university^[44], in New Zealand^[45], founded in 1883^[46], headquartered in Auckland City^[47]. Merata Kawharu held the position of full professor^[8]. A notable student of her was Pounamu Jade Aikman^[14]. She supervised Jeremy Simons as a doctoral student^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include New Zealand Order of Merit^[15], an order^[48], in New Zealand^[49], founded in 1996^[50]; Rhodes Scholarship^[16], a scholarship^[51], in United Kingdom^[52], founded in 1902^[53]; and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[17].

Why It Matters

Merata Kawharu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[5]

FAQs

What did Merata Kawharu do for work?

Merata Kawharu worked as academic^[3] and writer^[4].

Where did Merata Kawharu go to school?

Merata Kawharu was educated at University of Oxford^[11], Exeter College^[12], and University of Auckland^[13].

What awards did Merata Kawharu receive?

Honors received include New Zealand Order of Merit^[15], Rhodes Scholarship^[16], and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[17].