Cecil John Rhodes

Summary

Cecil John Rhodes is a human^[1]. He was born in Bishop's Stortford^[2]. He was born on July 5, 1853^[3]. He passed away in Muizenberg^[4]. He died on March 26, 1902^[5]. He worked as an entrepreneur^[6], politician^[7], economist^[8], explorer^[9], and colonizer^[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11]

Key Facts

• Cecil John Rhodes's place of birth was Bishop's Stortford^[2].
• Cecil John Rhodes passed away in Muizenberg^[4].
• Cecil John Rhodes was born on July 5, 1853^[3].
• Cecil John Rhodes was born on January 1, 1853^[12].
• Cecil John Rhodes died on March 26, 1902^[5].
• Cecil John Rhodes died on January 1, 1902^[13].
• Cecil John Rhodes is buried at Gwanda^[14].
• Cecil John Rhodes is buried at Rhodes Grave^[15].
• Cecil John Rhodes held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[16].
• Cecil John Rhodes worked as an entrepreneur^[6].
• Cecil John Rhodes's professions included politician^[7].
• Cecil John Rhodes worked as an economist^[8].
• Cecil John Rhodes worked as an explorer^[9].
• Cecil John Rhodes worked as a colonizer^[10].
• Cecil John Rhodes's professions included patron of the arts^[17].
• Cecil John Rhodes's field of work was diamond mining^[18].
• Cecil John Rhodes's field of work was politics^[19].
• Cecil John Rhodes held the position of Member of the Privy Council of Ireland^[20].
• Cecil John Rhodes held the position of Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom^[21].
• Cecil John Rhodes held the position of Prime Minister of the Cape Colony^[22].
• Cecil John Rhodes held the position of Prime Minister of the Cape Colony^[23].
• Cecil John Rhodes's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[24].
• Cecil John Rhodes is recorded as male^[25].
• Cecil John Rhodes's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Cecil John Rhodes's Commons category is recorded as Cecil Rhodes^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Cecil John Rhodes was born in Bishop's Stortford^[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 5, 1853^[3] and January 1, 1853^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur^[6], politician^[7], economist^[8], explorer^[9], colonizer^[10], and patron of the arts^[17]. Fields of work include diamond mining^[18], an economic activity^[28] and politics^[19], an academic discipline^[29]. Positions held include Member of the Privy Council of Ireland^[20]; Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom^[21], a position^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; and Prime Minister of the Cape Colony^[22], a public office^[32], founded in 1872^[33].

Personal Life

Cecil John Rhodes's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 26, 1902^[5] and January 1, 1902^[13]. Cecil John Rhodes died in Muizenberg^[4]. The cause of death was heart failure^[34]. Recorded place of burial include Gwanda^[14] and Rhodes Grave^[15].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Cecil John Rhodes include Rhodes Scholarship^[35], a scholarship^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1902^[38]; Rhodes^[39], a village^[40], in South Africa^[41]; Rhodes University^[42], a public research university^[43], in South Africa^[44], founded in 1904^[45], headquartered in Makhanda^[46]; Rhodes Must Fall^[47], a protest^[48], in South Africa^[49]; Mandela Rhodes Scholarship^[50], a scholarship^[51], in United Kingdom^[52], founded in 2002^[53]; The Rhodes Colossus^[54], a drawing^[55]; Cecil^[56], an individual animal^[57]; and Rhodes House^[58], an educational institution^[59], in United Kingdom^[60], founded in 1903^[61].

Why It Matters

Cecil John Rhodes has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

Entities named for him include Rhodes Scholarship^[35], a scholarship^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1902^[38]; Rhodes^[39], a village^[40], in South Africa^[41]; Rhodes University^[42], a public research university^[43], in South Africa^[44], founded in 1904^[45], headquartered in Makhanda^[46]; Rhodes Must Fall^[47], a protest^[48], in South Africa^[49]; Mandela Rhodes Scholarship^[50], a scholarship^[51], in United Kingdom^[52], founded in 2002^[53]; and The Rhodes Colossus^[54], a drawing^[55].

FAQs

Where was Cecil John Rhodes born?

Cecil John Rhodes was born in Bishop's Stortford^[2].

Where did Cecil John Rhodes die?

Cecil John Rhodes passed away in Muizenberg^[4].

What did Cecil John Rhodes do for work?

Cecil John Rhodes worked as entrepreneur^[6], politician^[7], economist^[8], explorer^[9], and colonizer^[10].