photo Wangari Muta Maathai

Wangari Muta Maathai

Prize
Nobel Peace Prize — 2004
for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace
Citizenship
Kenya Colony Kenya Colony Kenya Kenya
Languages
English, Swahili, Gikuyu
date of birth
4/1/1940
place of birth
Nyeri
date of death
9/25/2011
place of death
Nairobi
Lived
71 years
educated at
  • University of Nairobi
    • end time: 1/1/1971
  • University of Pittsburgh
    • end time: 1/1/1966
  • University of Giessen
  • Benedictine College
  • Loreto High School, Limuru
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
position held
  • Member of the National Assembly
    • start time: 1/1/2002
    • end time: 1/1/2007
  • Minister of Environment of Kenya
    • start time: 1/1/2003
    • end time: 11/1/2005
occupation
  • politician
  • teacher
  • environmentalist
  • biologist
  • philanthropist
employer
  • Yale University
member of
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha
  • Nobel Women's Initiative
work location
  • Nairobi
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