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Margo Jefferson

American writer and academic (born 1947)
Person human Q6760628

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[22]
Date of birth
October 17, 1947
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Ethnic group
African Americans[6]
Occupation
journalist, writer
Employer
Columbia University, The New York Times, Newsweek[7][8][9]
Educated at
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Brandeis University[10][11]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Heartland Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, National Book Critics Circle Award for Memoir and Autobiography, Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes, The Writers' Prize, Carnegie Medal[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Notable work
Negroland: A Memoir, Constructing a Nervous System, On Michael Jackson[12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Described by source
Who's Who Among African Americans, Notable Black American Women[26][27]
Family name
Jefferson[23]
Given name
Margo, Lillian[24][25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[29]
Writing language
English[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Margo Jefferson en Margo Lillian Jefferson en Margo L. Jefferson ar مارغو جيفرسون fr Margo Lillian Jefferson ja マーゴ・ジェファーソン
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000055228599
VIAF cluster ID
15102170
Library of Congress authority ID
n2005062478
GND ID
136187757
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Margo Jefferson 2015.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
026p1q9
BIBSYS ID
9054089
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
157720647
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10728616
DDB person (GND) ID
136187757
FAST ID
1620905
Facebook username
MargoJeffersonAuthor
Show all 29 identifiers +17
Freebase ID
/m/026p1q9
Goodreads author ID
168823
Guggenheim fellows ID
margo-jefferson
HistoryMakers Maker Directory ID
margo-jefferson
IdRef ID
061660884
NUKAT ID
n2017083938
National Library of Brazil ID
000405504
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987011596253405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810634407805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
294251731
Open Library ID
OL1435935A
Penguin Random House author ID
59367
Prabook ID
2264290
RERO ID (legacy)
A027720920
SBN author ID
UFIV152084
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfCxprtC3XbwkwkP9Vgrq
Yale LUX ID
person/d0acb59f-aafe-4f3d-b860-dd2ff7122012

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Carnegie Medal, Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes, The Writers' Prize, Heartland Prize
Employer 3
The New York Times, Columbia University, Newsweek
Educated at 2
Brandeis University, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation 2
writer, journalist
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Jefferson
Given name 1
Lillian
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Margo Jefferson was born on October 17, 1947[1], in Chicago[2]. She has worked as a journalist[3] and writer[4].

FAQs

Where was Margo Jefferson born?

Margo Jefferson was born in Chicago[2].

What did Margo Jefferson do for work?

Margo Jefferson worked as a journalist[3] and writer[4].

Where did Margo Jefferson go to school?

Margo Jefferson was educated at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism[10] and Brandeis University[11].

What awards did Margo Jefferson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], Heartland Prize[16], Pulitzer Prize for Criticism[17], and National Book Critics Circle Award for Memoir and Autobiography[18].

Related Entities

Brandeis University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Who's Who Among African Americans. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . booksandpublishing.com.au. booksandpublishing.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Who's Who Among African Americans. wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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