Barbara Masekela

South African poet, educator, and activist
Person human Q28861576
Barbara Masekela
Department of State. Bureau of Administration. Office of General Services Management. Special Services Division. Audiovisual Services Branch. (2001) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Barbara Masekela

Summary

Barbara Masekela is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Alexandra[2]. She was born on +1941-07-18T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a teacher[4], activist[5], writer[6], diplomat[7], and politician[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Barbara Masekela's place of birth was Alexandra[2].
  • Barbara Masekela was born on +1941-07-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Barbara Masekela held citizenship in South Africa[10].
  • Barbara Masekela worked as a teacher[4].
  • Barbara Masekela worked as an activist[5].
  • Barbara Masekela's professions included writer[6].
  • Barbara Masekela worked as a diplomat[7].
  • Barbara Masekela's professions included politician[8].
  • Barbara Masekela held the position of South African Ambassador to the United States[11].
  • Barbara Masekela's image is recorded as Barbara Masekela (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Barbara Masekela is recorded as female[13].
  • Barbara Masekela's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Barbara Masekela's Commons category is recorded as Barbara Masekela[15].
  • Barbara Masekela's family name is recorded as Masekela[16].
  • Barbara Masekela's given name is recorded as Barbara[17].
  • Barbara Masekela's described by source is recorded as Contemporary Black Biography[18].
  • Barbara Masekela's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Barbara Masekela's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c6t6gj5v[20].
  • Barbara Masekela's sibling is recorded as Hugh Masekela[21].
  • Barbara Masekela's personal pronoun is recorded as {'id': 'L484', 'numeric-id': 484, 'entity-type': 'lexeme'}[22].
  • Barbara Masekela's OpenSanctions ID is recorded as Barbara Masekela[23].
  • Barbara Masekela's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/b189cc63-c1e6-4c40-bbc3-4aa13d23ba26[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in Alexandra[2], Barbara Masekela… she was born on +1941-07-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include teacher[4], activist[5], writer[6], diplomat[7], and politician[8]. Barbara Masekela held the position of South African Ambassador to the United States[11].

Why It Matters

Barbara Masekela ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Barbara Masekela born?

Born in Alexandra[2], Barbara Masekela…

What did Barbara Masekela do for work?

Barbara Masekela worked as teacher[4], activist[5], writer[6], diplomat[7], and politician[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . OpenSanctions. Retrieved . opensanctions.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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