Kodwo Eshun

British writer (born 1967)
Person human Q113174
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Kodwo Eshun

Summary

Kodwo Eshun is a human[1]. Born in Greater London[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1967[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], writer[5], music critic[6], video artist[7], and critic[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kodwo Eshun was born in Greater London[2].
  • Kodwo Eshun was born on January 1, 1967[3].
  • Kodwo Eshun held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Kodwo Eshun held citizenship in Ghana[11].
  • Kodwo Eshun's professions included journalist[4].
  • Kodwo Eshun worked as a writer[5].
  • Kodwo Eshun's professions included music critic[6].
  • Kodwo Eshun's professions included video artist[7].
  • Kodwo Eshun's professions included critic[8].
  • Kodwo Eshun worked as a musician[12].
  • Kodwo Eshun was employed by Goldsmiths, University of London[13].
  • Kodwo Eshun was educated at University College, Oxford[14].
  • Kodwo Eshun's education included a stint at University of Southampton[15].
  • Kodwo Eshun was a member of Otolith Group[16].
  • Kodwo Eshun is recorded as male[17].
  • Kodwo Eshun's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Kodwo Eshun's Commons category is recorded as Kodwo Eshun[19].
  • Kodwo Eshun's family name is recorded as Eshun[20].
  • Kodwo Eshun's work location is recorded as London[21].
  • Kodwo Eshun's described at URL is recorded as https://v2.nl/people/kodwo-eshun/[22].
  • Kodwo Eshun's described by source is recorded as V2 archive[23].
  • Kodwo Eshun's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Kodwo Eshun's affiliation is recorded as Cybernetic Culture Research Unit[25].
  • Kodwo Eshun's sibling is recorded as Ekow Eshun[26].
  • Kodwo Eshun's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Kodwo Eshun's place of birth was Greater London[2]. He was born on January 1, 1967[3].

Education

Educated at University College, Oxford[14], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1249[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and University of Southampton[15], a public university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1862[34], headquartered in Southampton[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], writer[5], music critic[6], video artist[7], critic[8], and musician[12]. Among Kodwo Eshun's employers was Goldsmiths, University of London[13].

Why It Matters

Kodwo Eshun ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Kodwo Eshun born?

Kodwo Eshun's place of birth was Greater London[2].

What did Kodwo Eshun do for work?

Kodwo Eshun worked as journalist[4], writer[5], music critic[6], video artist[7], and critic[8].

Where did Kodwo Eshun go to school?

Kodwo Eshun was educated at University College, Oxford[14] and University of Southampton[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . RKDartists. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . vanabbemuseum.nl. Retrieved . vanabbemuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . African American Visual Artists Database. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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