Cedric Robinson

American activist (1940-2016)
Person Human Q5057140

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13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
November 5, 1940
Date of death
June 5, 2016
Place of birth
Oakland
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Family name
Robinson[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cedric James Robinson en Cedric Robinson en Cedric J. Robinson ar سيدريك روبنسون de Cedric J. Robinson de Cedric James Robinson el Σέντρικ Ρόμπινσον es Cedric James Robinson fr Cedric James Robinson fr Cedric J. Robincon ru Седрик Робинсон
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VIAF cluster ID
44478325
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79056927
GND ID
130822345
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13744524z
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
130822345
FAST ID
1440235
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_130822345
Freebase ID
/m/02qs63c
IdRef ID
048650846
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J9U entity ID
987007267161605171
KBR person ID
14052711
LibraryThing author ID
robinsoncedricj
NL CR AUT ID
vse2008462562
NUKAT ID
n97091649
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071832106
SBN author ID
UBOV477883
SHARE Catalogue author ID
143050
Semantic Scholar author ID
103221888
UOM ID
23966
WikiTree person ID
Hill-61175
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Born in Oakland[1], he… he was born on November 5, 1940[2]. He died on June 5, 2016[3]. He worked as a political theorist[4], university teacher[5], and researcher[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Stanford University[9], a private university[17], in United States[18], founded in 1885[19], headquartered in Stanford[20] and University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1868[23], headquartered in Berkeley[24].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of racial capitalism[25], a Marxist theory[26].

FAQs

Where was Cedric Robinson born?

Born in Oakland[1].

What did Cedric Robinson do for work?

Cedric Robinson worked as political theorist[4], university teacher[5], and researcher[6].

Where did Cedric Robinson go to school?

Cedric Robinson was educated at Stanford University[9] and University of California, Berkeley[10].

What did Cedric Robinson discover?

Cedric Robinson is credited as discoverer of racial capitalism[25].

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  1. 10w ago · Aneirinn · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → political theorist, university teacher, researcher
    IdRef ID → 048650846
    Semantic Scholar author ID → 103221888
    "Changed claim: Given name: Cedric"
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