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 ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,674 views/month, #4,679 of 1,000,298).^[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 Cecil^[35], an individual animal^[36]; Rhodes Scholarship^[37], a scholarship^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1902^[40]; The Rhodes Colossus^[41], a drawing^[42]; Rhodes House^[43], an educational institution^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1903^[46]; Rhodes Must Fall^[47], a protest^[48], in South Africa^[49]; Rhodes University^[50], a public research university^[51], in South Africa^[52], founded in 1904^[53], headquartered in Makhanda^[54]; Mandela Rhodes Scholarship^[55], a scholarship^[56], in United Kingdom^[57], founded in 2002^[58]; and Rhodes^[59], a village^[60], in South Africa^[61].

Why It Matters

Cecil John Rhodes ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,674 views/month, #4,679 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

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

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].