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Peter Benenson
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English human rights activist (1921-2005)
OverviewAI-generated
Peter Benenson (1921–2005) was an Austrian male author and actor. His literary output included works such as *Persecution* (1961), *A free press*, *The future of legal aid*, and *A water conservation scenario for the residential and industrial sectors in California*. He also performed in the schlager genre.
Benenson is associated with the quote, "Pressure of opinion a hundred years ago brought about the emancipation of the slaves." He has been referenced by 99 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Persecution, 1961 (A Penguin special)
- A free press
- The future of legal aid
- A water conservation scenario for the residential and industrial sectors in California
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1926-06-30
- Active to
- 2011-02-12
Discography
- Peter Alexander singt Melodien zum Verlieben1961
- Mir geht's wunderbar1962
- Wiener Spaziergänge1962
- Piccolo-Party1963
- Spaziergang durch das Land der Operette mit Peter Alexander1964
- Schöne Weihnacht mit Peter Alexander1965
- Spaziergang durch das Land des Films1965
- Wiener G'schichten mit Peter Alexander1965
- In Paris1966
- Spezialitäten von der Donau zum Don1967
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 87,414x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,817x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,947x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,573x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,208x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Open your newspaper any day of the week and you will find a report from somewhere in the world of someone being imprisoned, tortured or executed because his opinions or religion are unacceptable to his government … The newspaper reader feels a sickening sense of impotence. Yet if these feelings of disgust could be united into common action, something effective could be done.”
- “Pressure of opinion a hundred years ago brought about the emancipation of the slaves'.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Peter James Henry Solomon , ( 1921-07-31 ) 31 July 1921, London , England
- Died
- 25 February 2005 (2005-02-25) (aged 83), Oxford , England
- Resting place
- Nuneham Courtenay graveyard
- Alma mater
- Balliol College, Oxford
- Known for
- Founding the global human rights organisation Amnesty International
- Spouse s
- Margaret Anderson (?–1972; divorced; 2 children), Susan Booth (1973 –2005; his death; 2 children)
- Parent s
- Flora Benenson , Harold Solomon
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Benenson (born Peter James Henry Solomon; 31 July 1921 – 25 February 2005) was a British barrister, human rights activist and the founder of the human rights group Amnesty International (AI); a global movement of more than 10 million people, currently, and in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses on human rights and to secure the release of political prisoners.
He refused all honours for most of his life, but in his 80s, largely to please his family, he accepted the Pride of Britain Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2001. In the 1980s, he became the Chairman of Association of Christians Against Torture. Also, in the 1990s Peter Benenson organized aid for Romanian orphans. He also founded a group to aid victims of celiac disease which he had.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peter Benenson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.