David Eltis

British Canadian American historian and scholar of slavery
Person human Q93242034
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

David Eltis

Summary

David Eltis is a human[1]. He was born on June 26, 1940[2]. He worked as a historian[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Eltis was born on June 26, 1940[2].
  • David Eltis was born on January 1, 1940[6].
  • David Eltis held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • David Eltis held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • David Eltis's professions included historian[3].
  • David Eltis worked as a university teacher[4].
  • David Eltis's field of work was history[9].
  • David Eltis's field of work was emigration and immigration[10].
  • David Eltis's field of work was slavery[11].
  • David Eltis was employed by Emory University[12].
  • David Eltis was employed by University of British Columbia[13].
  • David Eltis received the James A. Rawley Prize[14].
  • David Eltis received the Wesley Logan Prize[15].
  • David Eltis was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • David Eltis is recorded as male[17].
  • David Eltis's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • David Eltis's family name is recorded as Eltis[19].
  • David Eltis's given name is recorded as David[20].
  • David Eltis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • David Eltis's different from is recorded as David Eltis[22].
  • David Eltis's writing language is recorded as English[23].
  • David Eltis's curriculum vitae URL is recorded as https://hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2019/06/eltis_david_cv.pdf[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include June 26, 1940[2] and January 1, 1940[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include history[9], an academic discipline[25]; emigration and immigration[10], a binary opposition[26]; and slavery[11]. Employers include Emory University[12], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1836[29], headquartered in Atlanta[30] and University of British Columbia[13], a public research university[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1908[33], headquartered in Vancouver[34].

Recognition

Awards received include James A. Rawley Prize[14], an award[35] and Wesley Logan Prize[15], an award[36], founded in 1992[37].

Why It Matters

David Eltis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did David Eltis do for work?

David Eltis worked as historian[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did David Eltis receive?

Honors received include James A. Rawley Prize[14] and Wesley Logan Prize[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca. hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca. hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . news.emory.edu. news.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . history.ubc.ca. history.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . historians.org. historians.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . historians.org. historians.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). David Eltis. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-eltis
MLA “David Eltis.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-eltis.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_david-eltis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{David Eltis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-eltis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): David Eltis — https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-eltis (retrieved 2026-10-08)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-eltis · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 121143
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14611]]: 121143, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260256|batch #260256]]"
  2. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rero id (legacy) → A023682956
    National library of portugal id → 1182183
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007274930305171
    Nl cr aut id → jo20211111560
    + 60 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30469|batch #30469]]: add P1810 to P5739 3/3"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.