Hendrik Witbooi

National hero of Namibia
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Summary

Hendrik Witbooi was born in Pella[1]. He was born on January 1, 1830[2]. He died in Karas Mountains[3]. He died on November 19, 1905[4]. He worked as a Kaptein[5].

Key Facts

  • Father: Moses Witbooi[6]
  • Child: Isaak Witbooi[7]
  • Field of work: politics[8], independentism[9], civil rights movement[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Archives at: State Archives of Bremen[12]
  • Family name: Witbooi[13]
  • Given name: Hendrik[14]
  • Work location: German South-West Africa[15]
  • Relative: Hendrik Witbooi[16]
  • Manner of death: death in battle[17]
  • Described by source: Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[19]
  • P14536: 414196[20]

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include politics[8], an academic discipline[21]; independentism[9], a political ideology[22]; and civil rights movement[10].

FAQs

Where was Hendrik Witbooi born?

Hendrik Witbooi's place of birth was Pella[1].

Where did Hendrik Witbooi die?

Hendrik Witbooi died in Karas Mountains[3].

Who were Hendrik Witbooi's parents?

Hendrik Witbooi's father was Moses Witbooi[6].

What did Hendrik Witbooi do for work?

Hendrik Witbooi worked as Kaptein[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [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

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  1. 27d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Pella
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ha', 'hr', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', '
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  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 414196
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02414779
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  4. 25w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1830-01-01T00:00:00Z
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