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John Peters Humphrey

Canadian legal scholar (1905-1995) · Canada · Academics · Died at 89

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John Peters Humphrey was a Canadian legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate. He is most famous as the principal author of the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a foundational document in international human rights law adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.

A life in dates

1995Died14 March 19951988United Nations Prize in the Field of Human RightsAward1985Officer of the National Order of QuebecAward1944Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of AlgerAward1905Born30 April 1905

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Awards

United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights1988
Officer of the National Order of Quebec1985
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Alger1944
Officer of the Order of Canada

About this person

Country
Canada
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1995 · aged 89

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