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 worked as a writer[2], political scientist[3], women's rights activist[4], and political historian[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Nanjala Nyabola held citizenship in Kenya[7].
  • Nanjala Nyabola is identified as part of the African people ethnic group[8].
  • Nanjala Nyabola worked as a writer[2].
  • Nanjala Nyabola worked as a political scientist[3].
  • Nanjala Nyabola worked as a women's rights activist[4].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's professions included political historian[5].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's field of work was political science[9].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's field of work was African studies[10].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's field of work was digitization[11].
  • Nanjala Nyabola was employed by The Nation[12].
  • Nanjala Nyabola was employed by MIT Technology Review[13].
  • Among Nanjala Nyabola's employers was The Guardian[14].
  • Among Nanjala Nyabola's employers was Al Jazeera Media Network[15].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's education included a stint at Harvard Law School[16].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's education included a stint at University of Birmingham[17].
  • Nanjala Nyabola was educated at Harris Manchester College[18].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's education included a stint at Geneva Graduate Institute[19].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's education included a stint at St. Mary's School[20].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's education included a stint at Kianda School[21].
  • Nanjala Nyabola received the Rhodes Scholarship[22].
  • Nanjala Nyabola is recorded as female[23].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's Commons category is recorded as Nanjala Nyabola[25].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's residence is recorded as Nairobi[26].
  • Nanjala Nyabola's official website is recorded as http://www.nanjalawrites.com/[27].

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Origins and Family

Nanjala Nyabola is identified as part of the African people ethnic group[8].

Education

Educated at Harvard Law School[16], a graduate school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30]; University of Birmingham[17], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1900[33], headquartered in Birmingham[34]; Harris Manchester College[18], a college of the University of Oxford[35], in United Kingdom[36], headquartered in Oxford[37]; Geneva Graduate Institute[19], a university[38], in Switzerland[39], founded in 2007[40], headquartered in Geneva[41]; St. Mary's School[20], a religious school[42], in Kenya[43], founded in 1939[44]; and Kianda School[21], a school[45], in Kenya[46], founded in 1977[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[2], political scientist[3], women's rights activist[4], and political historian[5]. Fields of work include political science[9], an academic major[48]; African studies[10], an academic discipline[49]; and digitization[11], a type of process[50]. Employers include The Nation[12], a weekly magazine[51], in United States[52], founded in 1865[53], headquartered in New York City[54]; MIT Technology Review[13], a magazine[55], founded in 1899[56], headquartered in Cambridge[57]; The Guardian[14], a daily newspaper[58], in United Kingdom[59], founded in 1821[60], headquartered in London[61]; and Al Jazeera Media Network[15], a business[62], in Qatar[63], founded in 1996[64], headquartered in Doha[65].

Recognition

Nanjala Nyabola received the Rhodes Scholarship[22].

Why It Matters

Nanjala Nyabola ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66]

FAQs

What did Nanjala Nyabola do for work?

Nanjala Nyabola worked as writer[2], political scientist[3], women's rights activist[4], and political historian[5].

Where did Nanjala Nyabola go to school?

Nanjala Nyabola was educated at Harvard Law School[16], University of Birmingham[17], Harris Manchester College[18], and Geneva Graduate Institute[19].

What awards did Nanjala Nyabola receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship[22].

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  6. [18] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [8] . birmingham.ac.uk. birmingham.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . hivos.org. hivos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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