Rebecca Gomperts

Dutch physician, founder of Women on Waves
Person human Q52223624
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Rebecca Gomperts

Summary

Rebecca Gomperts is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Paramaribo[2]. She was born on +1966-07-29T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a physician[4], women's rights activist[5], and writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Rebecca Gomperts was born in Paramaribo[2].
  • Rebecca Gomperts was born on +1966-07-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rebecca Gomperts held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's professions included physician[4].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's professions included women's rights activist[5].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's professions included writer[6].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's field of work was abortion-rights movement[9].
  • Rebecca Gomperts was employed by Women on Waves[10].
  • Rebecca Gomperts was educated at Princeton University[11].
  • Rebecca Gomperts was educated at Karolinska Institutet[12].
  • Rebecca Gomperts was educated at Gerrit Rietveld Academie[13].
  • Rebecca Gomperts received the Clara Meijer-Wichmann Penning[14].
  • Rebecca Gomperts received the BBC 100 Women[15].
  • Rebecca Gomperts received the Aletta Jacobs Prize[16].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's image is recorded as Rebeca Gompers Lodz 2017 by Jarek Sawiuk. cropped.jpg[17].
  • Rebecca Gomperts is recorded as female[18].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's ISNI is recorded as 0000000034093920[20].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 63341110[21].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99049436[22].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's Commons category is recorded as Rebecca Gomperts[23].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010d_wyg[24].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's family name is recorded as Gomperts[25].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's given name is recorded as Rebecca[26].
  • Rebecca Gomperts's SELIBR ID is recorded as 374229[27].

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Origins and Family

Rebecca Gomperts's place of birth was Paramaribo[2]. She was born on +1966-07-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31]; Karolinska Institutet[12], a university[32], in Sweden[33], founded in 1810[34], headquartered in Stockholm[35]; and Gerrit Rietveld Academie[13], an art academy[36], in Netherlands[37], founded in 1924[38], headquartered in Amsterdam[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician[4], women's rights activist[5], and writer[6]. Rebecca Gomperts's field of work was abortion-rights movement[9]. She was employed by Women on Waves[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Clara Meijer-Wichmann Penning[14], an award[40], in Netherlands[41]; BBC 100 Women[15], an award[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 2013[44]; and Aletta Jacobs Prize[16], an award[45], in Netherlands[46].

Why It Matters

Rebecca Gomperts ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47]

FAQs

Where was Rebecca Gomperts born?

Born in Paramaribo[2], Rebecca Gomperts…

What did Rebecca Gomperts do for work?

Rebecca Gomperts worked as physician[4], women's rights activist[5], and writer[6].

Where did Rebecca Gomperts go to school?

Rebecca Gomperts was educated at Princeton University[11], Karolinska Institutet[12], and Gerrit Rietveld Academie[13].

What awards did Rebecca Gomperts receive?

Honors received include Clara Meijer-Wichmann Penning[14], BBC 100 Women[15], and Aletta Jacobs Prize[16].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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