Jean Marc Ela

Cameroonian sociologist and theologian (1936-2008)
Person Human Q1685021

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
September 27, 1936
Date of death
December 26, 2008
Place of birth
Ebolowa
Place of death
Vancouver
Country of citizenship
Cameroon[10]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[22]
Doctoral advisor
Louis-Vincent Thomas[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French
Birth name
Jean Etoa
Described by source
Who's Who in African Literature
Family name
Ela
Given name
Jean-Marc
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 45
VIAF cluster ID
94314563
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80122901
GND ID
119220156
Africultures person ID
4722
Angelicum ID
42324
BAnQ authority ID
0000385881
BIBSYS ID
90410100
Babelio author ID
122898
Biblioteca centrale Cappuccini authority ID
6299
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11901636r
CONOR.SI ID
299020899
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10429458
CiNii Research ID
1140563741768790144
DDB person (GND) ID
119220156
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
9896
EBAF authority ID
27922
FAST ID
1728585
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
026849534
IxTheo authority ID
08001898X, 1234148684
KBR person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
36086693
Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04327104
NLA Trove people ID
1209744
NUKAT ID
n2006139452
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000061993
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810566246305606
National Library of Portugal ID
1592259
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX914538
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070972176
Open Library ID
OL4998394A
PISAI ID
60593
PUG authority ID
5678
Parsifal cluster ID
40053
Persée author ID
285706
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
2248
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
25168
RERO ID (legacy)
A003213392
SELIBR ID
327954
SHARE Catalogue author ID
243355
Teresianum authority ID
16097
WorldCat Entities ID
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Occupation 4
Educated at 2
Field of work 2
Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Doctoral advisor 1
Doctoral advisors 1
Given name 1
Influenced 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
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Summary

Jean Marc Ela was born in Ebolowa[1]. He was born on September 27, 1936[2]. He passed away in Vancouver[3]. He died on December 26, 2008[4]. He worked as a sociologist[5], anthropologist[6], professeur des universités[7], Catholic priest[8], and Catholic theologian[9].

Body

Education

Educated at Paris Descartes University[17], a public research university[25], in France[26], founded in 1971[27], headquartered in Paris[28]; Université de Strasbourg. Faculté de théologie catholique[18], a Catholic theological faculty[29], in France[30], founded in 1902[31], headquartered in Strasbourg[32]; and University of Strasbourg[19], a university in France[33], in France[34], founded in 1538[35], headquartered in Strasbourg[36].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include anthropology[11], an academic discipline[37] and theology[12], an academic discipline[38]. Employers include Laval University[13], a public research university[39], in Canada[40], founded in 1852[41], headquartered in Quebec City[42]; Université du Québec à Montréal[14], a university in Quebec[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1969[45], headquartered in Montreal[46]; Université de Montréal[15], a university in Quebec[47], in Canada[48], founded in 1878[49], headquartered in Montreal[50]; and UCLouvain[16], a Catholic university[51], in Belgium[52], founded in 1970[53], headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve[54].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Achille Mbembe[55], a philosopher[56], b. 1957[57], of Cameroon[58], awarded the Member of the Academy of Science of South Africa[59], specialised in philosophy[60].

FAQs

Where was Jean Marc Ela born?

Jean Marc Ela was born in Ebolowa[1].

Where did Jean Marc Ela die?

Jean Marc Ela passed away in Vancouver[3].

What did Jean Marc Ela do for work?

Jean Marc Ela worked as sociologist[5], anthropologist[6], professeur des universités[7], Catholic priest[8], and Catholic theologian[9].

Where did Jean Marc Ela go to school?

Jean Marc Ela was educated at Paris Descartes University[17], Université de Strasbourg. Faculté de théologie catholique[18], and University of Strasbourg[19].

What awards did Jean Marc Ela receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[21].

Who did Jean Marc Ela influence?

Jean Marc Ela has been cited as an influence by Achille Mbembe[55].

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  1. 10w ago · Bargioni · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Teresianum authority ID → 16097
    IxTheo authority ID → 08001898X, 1234148684
    Given name → Jean-Marc
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX914538
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: PISAI ID: 60593, Matched to Éla Jean-Marc (#300913452) in PISAI authors #mi"
  2. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 2248
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 2248, Matched to Jean-Marc Éla (#296589278) in Pontifical Urbaniana…"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → sociologist, anthropologist, professeur des universités +1
    "Removed claim: Occupation: theologian, batch #258355"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → sociologist, anthropologist, professeur des universités +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31727: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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