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Elsa Goveia

Guyanese historian
Person human Q28342859

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
April 12, 1925
Date of death
March 18, 1980
Place of birth
British Guiana
Place of death
Kingston
Country of citizenship
British Guiana, Guyana[8][9]
Occupation
professor, writer, historian
Employer
University of the West Indies[12]
Field of work
history of the Caribbean[11]
Educated at
University College London, Institute of Historical Research[13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Birth name
Elsa Vesta Goveia[20]
Described by source
Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography[18]
Family name
Goveia[16]
Given name
Elsa[17]
Native language
English[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[22]
Start of work period
1950[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elsa Goveia en Elsa Vesta Goveia de Elsa Vesta Goveia es Elsa Vesta Goveia it Elsa Vesta Goveia pt Elsa Vesta Goveia
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000121007250
VIAF cluster ID
38205443
Library of Congress authority ID
n80002305
GND ID
1056337966
FAST ID
48400
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11c67wzk70
IdRef ID
073383813
NUKAT ID
n2009700848
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007261921005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810585324805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071189041
Open Library ID
OL1030806A
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
112236
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ty94r8qh
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqQBMFRrHHt6RVRMbTGpP
Yale LUX ID
person/70243923-efbb-4190-b5af-0c084c063b04

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
writer, historian, professor
Country of citizenship 2
Guyana, British Guiana
Described by source 1
Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography
Educated at 1
University College London
Employer 1
University of the West Indies
Field of work 1
history of the Caribbean
Given name 1
Elsa
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
British Guiana
Place of death 1
Kingston
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Elsa Goveia was born on April 12, 1925[1], in British Guiana[2]. She died on March 18, 1980[3], in Kingston[4]. She worked as a professor[5], writer[6], and historian[7].

FAQs

Where was Elsa Goveia born?

Elsa Goveia was born in British Guiana[2].

Where did Elsa Goveia die?

Elsa Goveia died in Kingston[4].

What did Elsa Goveia do for work?

Elsa Goveia worked as a professor[5], writer[6], and historian[7].

Where did Elsa Goveia go to school?

Elsa Goveia was educated at University College London[13] and Institute of Historical Research[14].

Related Entities

Guyana Kingston

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University College London, Institute of Historical Research
    Native language → English
    Place of birth → British Guiana
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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