Gloria Wekker

Surinamese-Dutch university professor
Person Human Q22953752

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
June 13, 1950, 1950[7]
Place of birth
Paramaribo
Field of work
gender studies, ethnopolitics, anthropology[11][12][13]
Member of political party
BIJ1[20]
Official website
profs.library.uu.nl[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[26]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[35]
Family name
Wekker[23]
Given name
Gloria[24]
Native language
Dutch[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Amnesty International Edit-a-thon, WikiProject African diaspora, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[32][33][34]
Residence
Amsterdam[22]
Start of work period
1981[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gloria Daisy Wekker en Gloria Wekker ar غلوريا ويكر cs G. D. Wekker cs Gloria Daisy Wekker es Gloria Daisy Wekker he גלוריה וקר he אקדמאית סורינמית-הולנדית nl G.D (Gloria) Wekker nl G.D Wekker nl G.D. Wekker nl Gloria Daisy Wekker nl G. Wekker pt Gloria Daisy Wekker
🔖 Identifiers · 29
VIAF cluster ID
212738596
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n97114236
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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BIBSYS ID
6045596
Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae ID
2327
CiNii Research ID
1140845216543659776
DBNL author ID
wekk001
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1056339691
GTAA ID
220757
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11clmrvk58
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IMDb ID
nm2135459
IdRef ID
148934293
J9U entity ID
987007330858805171
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16246429
NARCIS researcher ID
PRS1286318
NL CR AUT ID
jo2017965594
NUKAT ID
nx2023812545
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004439259
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202258252
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810561629105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074734768
Open Library ID
OL1436131A
Parlement.com ID (old)
virkj2gbdwyj
RERO ID (legacy)
A026537937
RILM ID
354767
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxRBP9PHfP9jhYd33gYfq

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Occupation 4
Educated at 3
Award received 2
Candidacy in election 2
Country of citizenship 2
Field of work 2
Academic degree 1
Employer 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of political party 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Gloria Wekker was born on June 13, 1950[1], in Paramaribo[2]. She has worked as an anthropologist[3], politician[4], university teacher[5], and essayist[6].

FAQs

Where was Gloria Wekker born?

Gloria Wekker was born in Paramaribo[2].

What did Gloria Wekker do for work?

Gloria Wekker worked as an anthropologist[3], politician[4], university teacher[5], and essayist[6].

Where did Gloria Wekker go to school?

Gloria Wekker was educated at University of Amsterdam[14], University of California[15], and University of California, Davis[16].

What awards did Gloria Wekker receive?

Honors received include Ruth Benedict Prize[17] and Joke Smit Prize[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . kiesraad.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . kiesraad.nl. kiesraad.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . queeranthro.org. queeranthro.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . kiesraad.nl. kiesraad.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Officiële uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 15 maart 2017. Retrieved . kiesraad.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Q105690481. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Q104666630. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Q110828228. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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