Bolanle Awe

First Nigerian Female Professor of History
Person human Q22790289
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Bolanle Awe

Summary

Bolanle Awe is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Ilesa[2]. She was born on +1933-01-28T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a university teacher[4], historian[5], and researcher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bolanle Awe's place of birth was Ilesa[2].
  • Bolanle Awe was born on +1933-01-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bolanle Awe held citizenship in Nigeria[8].
  • Yoruba was Bolanle Awe's native language[9].
  • Bolanle Awe is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group[10].
  • Bolanle Awe worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Bolanle Awe's professions included historian[5].
  • Bolanle Awe worked as a researcher[6].
  • Bolanle Awe's field of work was science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[11].
  • Bolanle Awe was educated at Stephen Perse Foundation[12].
  • Bolanle Awe's education included a stint at University of St Andrews[13].
  • Bolanle Awe was educated at University of Oxford[14].
  • Bolanle Awe's image is recorded as Bolanle Awe.png[15].
  • Bolanle Awe is recorded as female[16].
  • Bolanle Awe's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Bolanle Awe's ISNI is recorded as 000000011634405X[18].
  • Bolanle Awe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46809243[19].
  • Bolanle Awe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 114606358[20].
  • Bolanle Awe's GND ID is recorded as 123317568[21].
  • Bolanle Awe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93095770[22].
  • Bolanle Awe's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122061982[23].
  • Bolanle Awe's IdRef ID is recorded as 030697859[24].
  • Bolanle Awe's SBN author ID is recorded as LIGV027104[25].
  • Bolanle Awe's residence is recorded as Ibadan[26].
  • Bolanle Awe's family name is recorded as Awe[27].

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Origins and Family

Bolanle Awe's place of birth was Ilesa[2]. She was born on +1933-01-28T00:00:00Z[3]. She is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group[10]. Yoruba was her native language[9].

Education

Educated at Stephen Perse Foundation[12], an independent school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1881[30]; University of St Andrews[13], a public university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1413[33], headquartered in Fife[34]; and University of Oxford[14], a collegiate university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1096[37], headquartered in Oxford[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4], historian[5], and researcher[6]. Bolanle Awe's field of work was science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[11].

Why It Matters

Bolanle Awe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Bolanle Awe born?

Bolanle Awe was born in Ilesa[2].

What did Bolanle Awe do for work?

Bolanle Awe worked as university teacher[4], historian[5], and researcher[6].

Where did Bolanle Awe go to school?

Bolanle Awe was educated at Stephen Perse Foundation[12], University of St Andrews[13], and University of Oxford[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . nigerianfinder.com. nigerianfinder.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . nigerianfinder.com. nigerianfinder.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . nigerianfinder.com. nigerianfinder.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ethnic group Yoruba people
    Occupation university teacher, historian, researcher
    Personal pronoun {'id': 'L484', 'numeric-id': 484, 'entity-type': 'lexeme'}
    Instance of human
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:بولانلے اووے]]"
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