Ruth Harley

New Zealand screen and theatre executive and administrator
Person human Q104639111
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Ruth Harley

Summary

Ruth Harley is a human[1]. She worked as a commissioning editor[2], executive director[3], chief executive officer[4], board member[5], and chairperson[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ruth Harley is identified as part of the Pākehā ethnic group[8].
  • Ruth Harley worked as a commissioning editor[2].
  • Ruth Harley worked as an executive director[3].
  • Ruth Harley worked as a chief executive officer[4].
  • Ruth Harley's professions included board member[5].
  • Ruth Harley's professions included chairperson[6].
  • Ruth Harley's education included a stint at University of Auckland[9].
  • Ruth Harley's doctoral advisor was C. K. Stead[10].
  • Ruth Harley's doctoral advisor was Bill Pearson[11].
  • Ruth Harley received the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993[12].
  • Ruth Harley received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13].
  • Ruth Harley received the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14].
  • Ruth Harley's image is recorded as Ruth Harley (cropped).jpg[15].
  • Ruth Harley is recorded as female[16].
  • Ruth Harley's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ruth Harley earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].
  • Ruth Harley's residence is recorded as Wellington[19].
  • Ruth Harley's family name is recorded as Harley[20].
  • Ruth Harley's given name is recorded as Ruth[21].
  • Ruth Harley's given name is recorded as Elizabeth[22].
  • Ruth Harley's official website is recorded as http://www.rutheharley.com/[23].
  • Ruth Harley's academic thesis is recorded as Politics and public themes in New Zealand literature 1930-1950 with special attention to Mulgan, Sargeson, Mason, Fairburn, Curnow[24].
  • Ruth Harley's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Performing Arts Aotearoa New Zealand[25].
  • Ruth Harley's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[26].
  • Ruth Harley's NZ On Screen person ID is recorded as ruth-harley[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ruth Harley is identified as part of the Pākehā ethnic group[8].

Education

Ruth Harley's education included a stint at University of Auckland[9]. Doctoral advisors include C. K. Stead[10], a poet[28], b. 1932[29], of New Zealand[30], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[31] and Bill Pearson[11], a novelist[32], 1922–2002[33], of New Zealand[34], specialised in literature[35]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include commissioning editor[2], executive director[3], chief executive officer[4], board member[5], and chairperson[6].

Recognition

Awards received include New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993[12], a decoration[36], founded in 1993[37]; Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13], a grade of an order[38], in United Kingdom[39]; and Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14], a grade of an order[40], in New Zealand[41].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

What did Ruth Harley do for work?

Ruth Harley worked as commissioning editor[2], executive director[3], chief executive officer[4], board member[5], and chairperson[6].

Where did Ruth Harley go to school?

Ruth Harley was educated at University of Auckland[9].

What awards did Ruth Harley receive?

Honors received include New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993[12], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13], and Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Politics and public themes in New Zealand literature 1930-1950 with special attention to Mulgan, Sargeson, Mason, Fairburn, Curnow. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . stuff.co.nz. Retrieved . stuff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . mch.govt.nz. Retrieved . mch.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . nzonscreen.com. nzonscreen.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved . mediaweek.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nzonair.govt.nz. Retrieved . nzonair.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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