Wira Gardiner

New Zealand public servant
Person human Q8026726
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Wira Gardiner

Summary

Wira Gardiner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Whakatāne[2]. He was born on +1943-09-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Gisborne[4]. He died on +2022-03-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Whakatāne[2], Wira Gardiner…
  • Wira Gardiner passed away in Gisborne[4].
  • Wira Gardiner was born on +1943-09-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wira Gardiner died on +2022-03-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Wira Gardiner was married to Hekia Parata[8].
  • Wira Gardiner held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • Wira Gardiner's professions included writer[6].
  • Wira Gardiner was educated at University of Canterbury[10].
  • Wira Gardiner's education included a stint at King's College London[11].
  • Wira Gardiner received the Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12].
  • Wira Gardiner received the Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13].
  • Wira Gardiner received the honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[14].
  • Wira Gardiner's image is recorded as Wira Gardiner 2021 (cropped).jpg[15].
  • Wira Gardiner is recorded as male[16].
  • Wira Gardiner's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Wira Gardiner's ISNI is recorded as 0000000055146163[18].
  • Wira Gardiner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56793600[19].
  • Wira Gardiner's GND ID is recorded as 134254090[20].
  • Wira Gardiner's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94005057[21].
  • Wira Gardiner's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13773344d[22].
  • Wira Gardiner's IdRef ID is recorded as 060551933[23].
  • Wira Gardiner's Commons category is recorded as Wira Gardiner[24].
  • Wira Gardiner's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ds16ky[25].
  • Wira Gardiner's family name is recorded as Gardiner[26].
  • Wira Gardiner's given name is recorded as Harawira[27].

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Origins and Family

Wira Gardiner's place of birth was Whakatāne[2]. He was born on +1943-09-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Canterbury[10], a university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1873[30] and King's College London[11], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1829[33], headquartered in London[34].

Career and Affiliations

Wira Gardiner's professions included writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12]; Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13], a grade of an order[35], in New Zealand[36]; and honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[14], an award[37], in New Zealand[38].

Personal Life

Wira Gardiner was married to Hekia Parata[8].

Death and Burial

Wira Gardiner died on +2022-03-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Gisborne[4].

Why It Matters

Wira Gardiner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Wira Gardiner born?

Born in Whakatāne[2], Wira Gardiner…

Where did Wira Gardiner die?

Wira Gardiner passed away in Gisborne[4].

Who was Wira Gardiner married to?

Wira Gardiner's spouses include Hekia Parata[8].

What did Wira Gardiner do for work?

Wira Gardiner worked as writer[6].

Where did Wira Gardiner go to school?

Wira Gardiner was educated at University of Canterbury[10] and King's College London[11].

What awards did Wira Gardiner receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12], Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13], and honorary doctor of the University of Waikato[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . rnz.co.nz. rnz.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . komako.org.nz. Retrieved . komako.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . waikato.ac.nz. waikato.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991. wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . rnz.co.nz. rnz.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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