Cudjoe Lewis

one of the last known survivors of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Person human Q3699185
Cudjoe Lewis
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Cudjoe Lewis

Summary

Cudjoe Lewis is a human[1]. Born in Takon[2], he… he was born on +1835-01-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Mobile[4]. He died on +1935-07-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a historian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Cudjoe Lewis was born in Takon[2].
  • Cudjoe Lewis was born in Bantè[8].
  • Cudjoe Lewis died in Mobile[4].
  • Cudjoe Lewis was born on +1835-01-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cudjoe Lewis died on +1935-07-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Alabama[9].
  • Cudjoe Lewis is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group[10].
  • Cudjoe Lewis is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Cudjoe Lewis worked as a historian[6].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's field of work was slavery[12].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's image is recorded as Cudjo Lewis photo, 1914 (Roche).jpg[13].
  • Cudjoe Lewis is recorded as male[14].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24152682510423311804[16].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's GND ID is recorded as 117149775X[17].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018062486[18].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's Commons category is recorded as Cudjoe Lewis[19].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 27752396[20].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's residence is recorded as Africatown[21].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02x5wd6[22].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo20241213853[23].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis[24].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 005073946[25].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/opinion/sunday/americas-last-slave-ship-and-slaverys-stain.html[26].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's described by source is recorded as Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Takon[2], an arrondissement of Benin[28], in Benin[29] and Bantè[8], a commune of Benin[30], in Benin[31]. Cudjoe Lewis was born on +1835-01-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Ethnic identities include Yoruba people[10], an ethnic group[32], in Benin[33] and African Americans[11], an ethnic group by residency[34], in United States[35].

Career and Affiliations

Cudjoe Lewis's professions included historian[6]. His field of work was slavery[12].

Death and Burial

Cudjoe Lewis died on +1935-07-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Mobile[4]. He is buried at Alabama[9].

Why It Matters

Cudjoe Lewis ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Cudjoe Lewis born?

Cudjoe Lewis's place of birth was Takon[2].

Where did Cudjoe Lewis die?

Cudjoe Lewis died in Mobile[4].

What did Cudjoe Lewis do for work?

Cudjoe Lewis worked as historian[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . encyclopediaofalabama.org. encyclopediaofalabama.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . 1900 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . death index. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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