Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Fatima Meer
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Related Questions
Read Next
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Ancient book lit by candle
9 Obscure Literary Terms
Computer mapping, woman at early 1990s computer
Timeline of the 1990s
Girl student writing in her notebook in classroom in school.
10 Common Questions Kids Have About School, Life, and Being a Student
Standardized test. Multiple choice exam sheet with pencil
Pro and Con: Standardized Tests
Discover
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Super Typhoon Noru over the western tropical Pacific Ocean as observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA Aqua satellite July 31 2017
What Is the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super Typhoon?
Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway
Flags That Look Alike
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000
14 Tough Questions Answered

Fatima Meer: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Fatima-Meer
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born August 12, 1928 • Durban • South Africa
Died March 13, 2010 (aged 81) • Durban • South Africa
Alan Paton
Alan Paton
South African writer
Sarah Gertrude Millin
South African writer
Stuart Cloete
South African writer
Theodore Bikel
Austrian-born actor. singer, and political activist
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Bosio, Jean-Baptiste-François: Portrait of Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
French philosopher and humanist
John Oliver Killens
American writer and activist
Narges Mohammadi
Narges Mohammadi
Iranian human rights activist
Catherine Helen Spence
Catherine Helen Spence
Australian author
Mamie Till-Mobley
Mamie Till-Mobley
American educator and activist
Maulana Karenga
Maulana Karenga
American activist and scholar
Judith Heumann
Judith Heumann
American disability rights activist
Leonard Peltier
American Indian activist
Jovita Idár
Jovita Idár
Mexican American journalist, teacher, and activist
Michael D. Higgins
Michael D. Higgins
president of Ireland
Anna Mae Aquash
Mi’kmaq Indian activist
Rebiya Kadeer
Uyghur entrepreneur
Kailash Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi
Indian social reformer
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Dutch politician
Harry Hongda Wu
Chinese-American activist