David Johnson

South African literary scholar (1962-)
Person human Q3703123
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David Johnson

Summary

David Johnson is a human[1]. He was born on May 20, 1962[2]. He worked as a literary scholar[3].

Key Facts

  • David Johnson was born on May 20, 1962[2].
  • David Johnson held citizenship in South Africa[4].
  • David Johnson worked as a literary scholar[3].
  • David Johnson's field of work was William Shakespeare[5].
  • David Johnson's field of work was postcolonialism[6].
  • David Johnson's field of work was postcolonial literature[7].
  • Among David Johnson's employers was The Open University[8].
  • David Johnson's education included a stint at University of Cape Town[9].
  • David Johnson is recorded as male[10].
  • David Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • David Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[12].
  • David Johnson's given name is recorded as David[13].
  • David Johnson's official website is recorded as https://www.open.ac.uk/people/dwj24[14].
  • David Johnson's email address is recorded as mailto:david.johnson@open.ac.uk[15].
  • David Johnson's described at URL is recorded as https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/david-johnson/[16].
  • David Johnson's described by source is recorded as biography.omicsonline.org[17].
  • David Johnson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • David Johnson's different from is recorded as David C. Johnson[19].
  • David Johnson's different from is recorded as David Clark Johnson[20].

Body

Origins and Family

David Johnson was born on May 20, 1962[2].

Education

David Johnson was educated at University of Cape Town[9].

Career and Affiliations

David Johnson worked as a literary scholar[3]. Fields of work include William Shakespeare[5], a playwright[21], 1564–1616[22], of Kingdom of England[23], specialised in fiction[24]; postcolonialism[6], an academic discipline[25]; and postcolonial literature[7]. He was employed by The Open University[8].

FAQs

What did David Johnson do for work?

David Johnson worked as literary scholar[3].

Where did David Johnson go to school?

David Johnson was educated at University of Cape Town[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . open.ac.uk. Retrieved . open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . open.ac.uk. Retrieved . open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . open.ac.uk. Retrieved . open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . open.ac.uk. Retrieved . open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name David
    National library of ireland id vtls000314585
    Idref id 068922574
    Sex or gender male
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