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Doris Jean Austin

American author and journalist (1949–1994)
Person human Q5297948

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[17]
Date of birth
1949
Date of death
1994
Place of birth
Mobile, Alabama[6]
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Ethnic group
African Americans[8]
Occupation
journalist, author
Employer
Columbia University, NBC Red Network[9][10]
Educated at
Lincoln High School[11]
Religion or worldview
Baptists[15]
Notable work
Harlem Writers Guild, After the Garden[13][14]
Cause of death
liver cancer[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[32]
Described by source
Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers[27]
Family name
Austin[24]
Given name
Doris[25]
Has works in the collection
Givens Collection of African American Literature[31]
Influenced by
Harlem Renaissance[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[26]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Minnesota/GivensAuthors[29][30]
Publisher
Essence, Amsterdam News, The New York Times[18][19][20]
Residence
Mobile, Jersey City[22][23]
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Student
Carolyn Ferrell[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Doris Jean Austin ar دوريس جان أوستين fa دوریس جین آستین
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000084312407
VIAF cluster ID
18697102
Library of Congress authority ID
n86031565
Freebase ID
/m/0c4f2sl
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073626759
Open Library ID
OL1070498A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810104411516
Prabook ID
2395069
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmKcb6wFCr4qfV4htYfq
Yale LUX ID
person/09966cd1-d17f-42d9-8b7c-7c7d2cbcbcb1

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Publisher 3
The New York Times, Amsterdam News, Essence
Employer 2
Columbia University, NBC Red Network
Occupation 2
journalist, author
Place of birth 2
Alabama, Mobile
Residence 2
Jersey City, Mobile
Cause of death 1
liver cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Austin
Given name 1
Doris
Influenced by 1
Harlem Renaissance
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Religion or worldview 1
Baptists
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Doris Jean Austin was born on 1949[1] in Mobile[2]. She died on 1994[3]. She worked as a journalist[4] and author[5].

FAQs

Where was Doris Jean Austin born?

Doris Jean Austin's place of birth was Mobile[2].

What did Doris Jean Austin do for work?

Doris Jean Austin worked as a journalist[4] and author[5].

Where did Doris Jean Austin go to school?

Doris Jean Austin was educated at Lincoln High School[11].

Related Entities

Alabama United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [17] ↑ . Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [8] ↑ . Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
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  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . primo.lib.umn.edu. primo.lib.umn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · AgenticCommonsBot bot · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Carolyn Ferrell
    Open Library ID → OL1070498A
    Notable work → —
    Place of birth → Mobile, Alabama
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