Nanjala Nyabola

Kenyan scientist and author specialising in digital media and society
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Nanjala Nyabola

Summary

Nanjala Nyabola is a human[1]. She died in Nairobi[2]. She worked as a writer[3], political scientist[4], women's rights activist[5], political historian[6], and Africanist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Nanjala Nyabola passed away in Nairobi[2].
  • Nanjala Nyabola held citizenship in Kenya[9].
  • Nanjala Nyabola is identified as part of the African people ethnic group[10].
  • Nanjala Nyabola worked as a writer[3].
  • Nanjala Nyabola worked as a political scientist[4].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's professions included women's rights activist[5].
  • Nanjala Nyabola worked as a political historian[6].
  • Nanjala Nyabola worked as an Africanist[7].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's field of work was political science[11].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's field of work was African studies[12].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's field of work was digitization[13].
  • Among Nanjala Nyabola's employers was The Nation[14].
  • Among Nanjala Nyabola's employers was MIT Technology Review[15].
  • Among Nanjala Nyabola's employers was The Guardian[16].
  • Among Nanjala Nyabola's employers was Al Jazeera Media Network[17].
  • Nanjala Nyabola was educated at Harvard Law School[18].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's education included a stint at University of Birmingham[19].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's education included a stint at Harris Manchester College[20].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's education included a stint at Geneva Graduate Institute[21].
  • Nanjala Nyabola was educated at St. Mary's School[22].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's education included a stint at Kianda School[23].
  • Nanjala Nyabola received the Rhodes Scholarship[24].
  • Nanjala Nyabola is recorded as female[25].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's Commons category is recorded as Nanjala Nyabola[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nanjala Nyabola is identified as part of the African people ethnic group[10].

Education

Educated at Harvard Law School[18], a graduate school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30]; University of Birmingham[19], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1900[33], headquartered in Birmingham[34]; Harris Manchester College[20], a college of the University of Oxford[35], in United Kingdom[36], headquartered in Oxford[37]; Geneva Graduate Institute[21], a university[38], in Switzerland[39], founded in 2007[40], headquartered in Geneva[41]; St. Mary's School[22], a religious school[42], in Kenya[43], founded in 1939[44]; and Kianda School[23], a school[45], in Kenya[46], founded in 1977[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3], political scientist[4], women's rights activist[5], political historian[6], and Africanist[7]. Fields of work include political science[11], an academic major[48]; African studies[12], an academic discipline[49]; and digitization[13], a type of process[50]. Employers include The Nation[14], a weekly magazine[51], in United States[52], founded in 1865[53], headquartered in New York City[54]; MIT Technology Review[15], a magazine[55], founded in 1899[56], headquartered in Cambridge[57]; The Guardian[16], a daily newspaper[58], in United Kingdom[59], founded in 1821[60], headquartered in London[61]; and Al Jazeera Media Network[17], a business[62], in Qatar[63], founded in 1996[64], headquartered in Doha[65].

Recognition

Nanjala Nyabola received the Rhodes Scholarship[24].

Death and Burial

Nanjala Nyabola died in Nairobi[2].

Why It Matters

Nanjala Nyabola ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

FAQs

Where did Nanjala Nyabola die?

Nanjala Nyabola passed away in Nairobi[2].

What did Nanjala Nyabola do for work?

Nanjala Nyabola worked as writer[3], political scientist[4], women's rights activist[5], political historian[6], and Africanist[7].

Where did Nanjala Nyabola go to school?

Nanjala Nyabola was educated at Harvard Law School[18], University of Birmingham[19], Harris Manchester College[20], and Geneva Graduate Institute[21].

What awards did Nanjala Nyabola receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [10] ↑ . birmingham.ac.uk. birmingham.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  31. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  32. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  33. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  34. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  35. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  36. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  37. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  38. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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