Wei Jingsheng
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Wei Jingsheng was born on May 20, 1950, in Beijing.[1][2][3] He has citizenship of the People's Republic of China.
He is a human rights defender and writer. He was educated at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China.
His awards include the Sakharov Prize, Amnesty International Menschenrechtspreis, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, Olof Palme Prize, and Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom.
Wei Jingsheng
Summary
Wei Jingsheng is a human[1]. His place of birth was Beijing[2]. He was born on +1950-05-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a human rights defender[4] and writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Wei Jingsheng was born in Beijing[2].
- Wei Jingsheng was born on +1950-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].
- Wei Jingsheng held citizenship in People's Republic of China[7].
- Wei Jingsheng's professions included human rights defender[4].
- Wei Jingsheng worked as a writer[5].
- Wei Jingsheng's education included a stint at High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China[8].
- Wei Jingsheng received the Sakharov Prize[9].
- Wei Jingsheng received the Amnesty International Menschenrechtspreis[10].
- Wei Jingsheng received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award[11].
- Wei Jingsheng received the Olof Palme Prize[12].
- Wei Jingsheng received the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom[13].
- Wei Jingsheng's image is recorded as Wei Jingsheng par Claude Truong-Ngoc novembre 2013.jpg[14].
- Wei Jingsheng is recorded as male[15].
- Wei Jingsheng's instance of is recorded as human[16].
- Wei Jingsheng's signature is recorded as Wei Jjingsheng signature.png[17].
- Wei Jingsheng's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081397089[18].
- Wei Jingsheng's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 311299606[19].
- Wei Jingsheng's GND ID is recorded as 118980432[20].
- Wei Jingsheng's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79123903[21].
- Wei Jingsheng's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119289867[22].
- Wei Jingsheng's IdRef ID is recorded as 027194280[23].
- Wei Jingsheng's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11447015[24].
- Wei Jingsheng's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00672759[25].
- Wei Jingsheng's Commons category is recorded as Wei Jingsheng[26].
- Wei Jingsheng's residence is recorded as Beijing[27].
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Origins and Family
Wei Jingsheng's place of birth was Beijing[2]. He was born on +1950-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].
Education
Wei Jingsheng was educated at High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China[8].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include human rights defender[4] and writer[5].
Recognition
Awards received include Sakharov Prize[9], a human rights award[28], in European Union[29], founded in 1988[30], headquartered in Strasbourg[31]; Amnesty International Menschenrechtspreis[10], an award[32], in Germany[33]; Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award[11], an award[34], in United States[35]; Olof Palme Prize[12], a politics award[36], in Sweden[37]; and Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom[13], a medallion[38], in United States[39].
Why It Matters
Wei Jingsheng ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Works attributed to him include Fifth Modernization[42], a big-character poster[43], written by him[44].
FAQs
Where was Wei Jingsheng born?
Wei Jingsheng was born in Beijing[2].
What did Wei Jingsheng do for work?
Wei Jingsheng worked as human rights defender[4] and writer[5].
Where did Wei Jingsheng go to school?
Wei Jingsheng was educated at High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China[8].
What awards did Wei Jingsheng receive?
Honors received include Sakharov Prize[9], Amnesty International Menschenrechtspreis[10], Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award[11], and Olof Palme Prize[12].