Viola Desmond

Summary

Viola Desmond is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Halifax^[2]. She was born on July 6, 1914^[3]. She died in New York City^[4]. She died on February 7, 1965^[5]. She worked as a business executive^[6], cosmetologist^[7], and civil rights advocate^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,046 views/month, #6,777 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Viola Desmond was born in Halifax^[2].
• Viola Desmond died in New York City^[4].
• Viola Desmond was born on July 6, 1914^[3].
• Viola Desmond died on February 7, 1965^[5].
• Viola Desmond is buried at Camp Hill Cemetery^[10].
• Viola Desmond held citizenship in Canada^[11].
• Viola Desmond's professions included business executive^[6].
• Viola Desmond worked as a cosmetologist^[7].
• Viola Desmond worked as a civil rights advocate^[8].
• Viola Desmond received the Canada's Walk of Fame^[12].
• Viola Desmond received the Person of National Historic Significance^[13].
• Viola Desmond is recorded as female^[14].
• Viola Desmond's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Viola Desmond's Commons category is recorded as Viola Desmond^[16].
• Viola Desmond's family name is recorded as Desmond^[17].
• Viola Desmond's given name is recorded as Viola^[18].
• Viola Desmond's depicted by is recorded as Canadian 10 dollar note^[19].
• Viola Desmond's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Viola Desmond'}^[20].
• Viola Desmond's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia^[21].

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Origins and Family

Born in Halifax^[2], Viola Desmond… she was born on July 6, 1914^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include business executive^[6], cosmetologist^[7], and civil rights advocate^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Canada's Walk of Fame^[12], a street^[22], in Canada^[23], founded in 1998^[24] and Person of National Historic Significance^[13], an award^[25], in Canada^[26].

Death and Burial

Viola Desmond died on February 7, 1965^[5]. She died in New York City^[4]. She is buried at Camp Hill Cemetery^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Viola Desmond include Viola Desmond Award^[27], an award^[28], founded in 2009^[29].

Why It Matters

Viola Desmond ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,046 views/month, #6,777 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for her include Viola Desmond Award^[27], an award^[28], founded in 2009^[29].

FAQs

Where was Viola Desmond born?

Born in Halifax^[2], Viola Desmond…

Where did Viola Desmond die?

Viola Desmond passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Viola Desmond do for work?

Viola Desmond worked as business executive^[6], cosmetologist^[7], and civil rights advocate^[8].

What awards did Viola Desmond receive?

Honors received include Canada's Walk of Fame^[12] and Person of National Historic Significance^[13].