Adah Isaacs Menken

American actress, dancer, painter, and poet (1835–1868)
Person human Q2061698
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Adah Isaacs Menken

Summary

Adah Isaacs Menken is a human[1]. Born in New Orleans[2], she… she was born on +1835-06-15T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Paris[4]. She died on +1868-08-10T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as an actor[6], stage actor[7], poet[8], writer[9], and painter[10]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month, #7,079 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Adah Isaacs Menken was born in New Orleans[2].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken died in Paris[4].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken was born on +1835-06-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken was born on +1841-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken died on +1868-08-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Montparnasse Cemetery[13].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery[14].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken was married to Q137385739[15].
  • Among Adah Isaacs Menken's spouses was John C. Heenan[16].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken was married to Robert Henry Newell[17].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken held citizenship in United States[18].
  • English was Adah Isaacs Menken's native language[19].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[20].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken's professions included actor[6].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken worked as a stage actor[7].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken's professions included poet[8].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken worked as a writer[9].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken worked as a painter[10].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken's professions included dancer[21].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken's image is recorded as Portrait d'Adah Isaacs Menken (1835-1868), femme de lettres, actrice et danseuse. PH53685.jpg[22].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken is recorded as female[23].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken's ISNI is recorded as 000000007720714X[25].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29770970[26].
  • Adah Isaacs Menken's GND ID is recorded as 119233509[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New Orleans[2], Adah Isaacs Menken… Recorded date of birth include +1835-06-15T00:00:00Z[3] and +1841-01-01T00:00:00Z[12]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[20]. English was her native language[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], stage actor[7], poet[8], writer[9], painter[10], and dancer[21].

Personal Life

Spouses include Q137385739[15]; John C. Heenan[16], a boxer[28], 1834–1873[29], of United States[30], awarded the International Boxing Hall of Fame[31]; and Robert Henry Newell[17], a writer[32], 1836–1901[33], of United States[34].

Death and Burial

Adah Isaacs Menken died on +1868-08-10T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Paris[4]. Recorded place of burial include Montparnasse Cemetery[13] and Père Lachaise Cemetery[14].

Why It Matters

Adah Isaacs Menken ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month, #7,079 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Adah Isaacs Menken born?

Born in New Orleans[2], Adah Isaacs Menken…

Where did Adah Isaacs Menken die?

Adah Isaacs Menken passed away in Paris[4].

Who was Adah Isaacs Menken married to?

Adah Isaacs Menken's spouses include Q137385739[15], John C. Heenan[16], and Robert Henry Newell[17].

What did Adah Isaacs Menken do for work?

Adah Isaacs Menken worked as actor[6], stage actor[7], poet[8], writer[9], and painter[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [22] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q24953620. wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . History of the American Stage. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . History of the American Stage. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . History of the American Stage. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Q24953620. wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Q24953620. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Q24953620. wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Q24953620. wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Q24953620. wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Q24953620. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . Artists of the World Online. wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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