Yong Pung How

Singaporean judge (1926–2020)
Person human Q8054981
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Yong Pung How

Summary

Yong Pung How is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kuala Lumpur[2]. He was born on +1926-04-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Singapore[4]. He died on +2020-01-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a lawyer[6] and judge[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Yong Pung How was born in Kuala Lumpur[2].
  • Yong Pung How died in Singapore[4].
  • Yong Pung How was born on +1926-04-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yong Pung How died on +2020-01-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Yong Pung How was Yong Ying-I[9].
  • Yong Pung How held citizenship in Malaysia[10].
  • Yong Pung How held citizenship in Singapore[11].
  • Yong Pung How worked as a lawyer[6].
  • Yong Pung How's professions included judge[7].
  • Yong Pung How held the position of Chief Justice of Singapore[12].
  • Yong Pung How was educated at Downing College[13].
  • Yong Pung How's education included a stint at Harvard Business School[14].
  • Yong Pung How's education included a stint at Harvard University[15].
  • Yong Pung How received the Darjah Utama Temasek[16].
  • Yong Pung How was a member of Inner Temple[17].
  • Yong Pung How's image is recorded as Yong Pung How at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new School of Law building, Singapore Management University - 20140120-01.jpg[18].
  • Yong Pung How is recorded as male[19].
  • Yong Pung How's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Yong Pung How's ISNI is recorded as 0000000034302921[21].
  • Yong Pung How's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 70696653[22].
  • Yong Pung How's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97903041[23].
  • Yong Pung How's Commons category is recorded as Yong Pung How[24].
  • Yong Pung How's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bhsr3[25].
  • Yong Pung How's family name is recorded as Yang[26].
  • Yong Pung How's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Yong Pung How was born in Kuala Lumpur[2]. He was born on +1926-04-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Downing College[13], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1800[30]; Harvard Business School[14], a business school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1908[33], headquartered in Boston[34]; and Harvard University[15], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1636[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[6] and judge[7]. Yong Pung How held the position of Chief Justice of Singapore[12].

Recognition

Yong Pung How received the Darjah Utama Temasek[16].

Personal Life

A child of Yong Pung How was Yong Ying-I[9].

Death and Burial

Yong Pung How died on +2020-01-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Singapore[4].

Why It Matters

Yong Pung How ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Yong Pung How born?

Born in Kuala Lumpur[2], Yong Pung How…

Where did Yong Pung How die?

Yong Pung How passed away in Singapore[4].

What did Yong Pung How do for work?

Yong Pung How worked as lawyer[6] and judge[7].

Where did Yong Pung How go to school?

Yong Pung How was educated at Downing College[13], Harvard Business School[14], and Harvard University[15].

What awards did Yong Pung How receive?

Honors received include Darjah Utama Temasek[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . straitstimes.com. Retrieved . straitstimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Singapore Infopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . straitstimes.com. Retrieved . straitstimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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