William Schabas

Canadian academic in the field of international criminal and human rights law
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Summary

William Schabas was born on November 9, 1950[1], in Cleveland[2]. He has worked as a university teacher[3] and lawyer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: November 19, 1950[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Canada[7]
  • Employer: Leiden University[8], Middlesex University[9]
  • Educated at: University of Toronto[10], Faculté de droit de l'Université de Montréal[11]
  • Award received: Officer of the Order of Canada[12]
  • Member of: Royal Irish Academy[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: William Schabas[15]
  • Family name: Schabas[16]
  • Given name: William[17], Anthony[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]

Why It Matters

William Schabas has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was William Schabas born?

William Schabas's place of birth was Cleveland[2].

What did William Schabas do for work?

William Schabas worked as a university teacher[3] and lawyer[4].

Where did William Schabas go to school?

William Schabas was educated at University of Toronto[10] and Faculté de droit de l'Université de Montréal[11].

What awards did William Schabas receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ria.ie. Retrieved . ria.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    U.s. copyright office public records system name id → Schabas, William A.
    Prabook id → 569468
    Scopus author id → 7003446951
    Member of → Royal Irish Academy
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 10w ago · PKalnai · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 7471399, 210033275
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