Yanghee Lee

South Korean expert for international human rights
Person human Q16070048
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Yanghee Lee

Summary

Yanghee Lee is a human[1]. She was born in Seoul[2]. She was born on +1956-07-24T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a psychologist[4], university teacher[5], and human rights defender[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Yanghee Lee was born in Seoul[2].
  • Yanghee Lee was born on +1956-07-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yanghee Lee's father was Yi Cheol-seung[8].
  • Yanghee Lee held citizenship in South Korea[9].
  • Korean was Yanghee Lee's native language[10].
  • Yanghee Lee worked as a psychologist[4].
  • Yanghee Lee's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Yanghee Lee worked as a human rights defender[6].
  • Yanghee Lee held the position of United Nations Special Rapporteur[11].
  • Among Yanghee Lee's employers was United Nations[12].
  • Among Yanghee Lee's employers was Sungkyunkwan University[13].
  • Yanghee Lee's education included a stint at Georgetown University[14].
  • Yanghee Lee's education included a stint at University of Missouri[15].
  • Yanghee Lee received the Human Rights Award of Korea[16].
  • Yanghee Lee's image is recorded as Yanghee Lee.jpg[17].
  • Yanghee Lee is recorded as female[18].
  • Yanghee Lee's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Yanghee Lee supervised Sangwon Kim as a doctoral student[20].
  • Yanghee Lee's ISNI is recorded as 0000000464823313[21].
  • Yanghee Lee's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 196286033[22].
  • Yanghee Lee's IdRef ID is recorded as 152214550[23].
  • Yanghee Lee's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012ny0rh[24].
  • Yanghee Lee's family name is recorded as Lee[25].
  • Yanghee Lee's given name is recorded as Yang-hui[26].
  • Yanghee Lee's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[27].

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Origins and Family

Yanghee Lee's place of birth was Seoul[2]. She was born on +1956-07-24T00:00:00Z[3]. Her father was Yi Cheol-seung[8]. Korean was her native language[10].

Education

Educated at Georgetown University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1789[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31] and University of Missouri[15], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1839[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include psychologist[4], university teacher[5], and human rights defender[6]. Employers include United Nations[12], an intergovernmental organization[35], in United States[36], founded in 1945[37], headquartered in New York City[38] and Sungkyunkwan University[13], a private university[39], in South Korea[40], founded in 1398[41]. Yanghee Lee held the position of United Nations Special Rapporteur[11]. She supervised Sangwon Kim as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Yanghee Lee received the Human Rights Award of Korea[16].

Why It Matters

Yanghee Lee ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42]

FAQs

Where was Yanghee Lee born?

Yanghee Lee's place of birth was Seoul[2].

Who were Yanghee Lee's parents?

Yanghee Lee's father was Yi Cheol-seung[8].

What did Yanghee Lee do for work?

Yanghee Lee worked as psychologist[4], university teacher[5], and human rights defender[6].

Where did Yanghee Lee go to school?

Yanghee Lee was educated at Georgetown University[14] and University of Missouri[15].

What awards did Yanghee Lee receive?

Honors received include Human Rights Award of Korea[16].

References

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  13. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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