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Melvin B. Tolson

American poet (1898–1966)
Person human Q3854319

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
February 6, 1898, January 6, 1898[2][9]
Date of death
August 29, 1966, August 28, 1966[4][10]
Place of birth
United States
Place of death
Dallas
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
poet, educator, politician, university teacher
Employer
Wiley University[13]
Educated at
Columbia University, Fisk University, Lincoln University[14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Described by source
African American Authors, 1745-1945 (1st edition), Broadside authors and artists : an illustrated biographical directory[20][21]
Family name
Tolson[18]
Given name
Melvin[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Black Bibliography Project[23]
Place of burial
Summit View Cemetery[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en M. B. Tolson en Melvin Beaunorus Tolson en Melvin B. Tolson es Melvin Beaunorus Tolson fa ملوین بی. تولسون it Melvin B. Tolson zh 馬文·B·托爾森 zh 馬文·托爾森
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000081130640
VIAF cluster ID
34476096
Library of Congress authority ID
n79054449
GND ID
118802445
AbART person ID
139850
American National Biography ID
1603289
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12052708n
CBDB.cz author ID
77554
DDB person (GND) ID
118802445
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118802445
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Melvin-Tolson
FAST ID
35350
Show all 31 identifiers +19
Find a Grave memorial ID
22444454
Freebase ID
/m/025xk_
Handbook of Texas ID
fto36
IMDb ID
ch0054707
IdRef ID
068899653
MAPS poet ID
melvin-b-tolson
NL CR AUT ID
xx0026907
NUKAT ID
n02724742
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279166405171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073544744
Open Library ID
OL5512194A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803104838617
Poetry Foundation ID
melvin-b-tolson
Prabook ID
3737959
SNAC ARK ID
w6hf9zfs
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture ID
TO002
WikiTree person ID
Tolson-755
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjMDdRyj7gCXFDrw6YwYP
Yale LUX ID
person/af126363-3ded-4404-a514-b782c4c9a50c

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
Columbia University, Fisk University, Lincoln University
Occupation 3
poet, politician, educator
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
United States
Place of death 1
Dallas
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in United States[1], he… he was born on February 6, 1898[2]. He passed away in Dallas[3]. He died on August 29, 1966[4]. He worked as a poet[5], educator[6], politician[7], and university teacher[8].

Body

Education

Educated at Columbia University[14], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1754[26], headquartered in Manhattan[27]; Fisk University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1866[30]; and Lincoln University[16], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1854[33].

FAQs

Where was Melvin B. Tolson born?

Melvin B. Tolson's place of birth was United States[1].

Where did Melvin B. Tolson die?

Melvin B. Tolson passed away in Dallas[3].

What did Melvin B. Tolson do for work?

Melvin B. Tolson worked as poet[5], educator[6], politician[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Melvin B. Tolson go to school?

Melvin B. Tolson was educated at Columbia University[14], Fisk University[15], and Lincoln University[16].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. 6w ago · YULdigitalpreservation · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, educator, politician +1
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject Black Bibliography Project
    Employer → Wiley University
    Place of burial → Summit View Cemetery
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Date of death: 28 August 1966"
  2. 13w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 22444454
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  3. 22w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → —
    Place of death → Dallas
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