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Neville Alexander

South African activist (1936–2012)
Person Human Q1862611

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 22, 1936, 1936[9]
Date of death
August 27, 2012
Place of birth
Cradock
Place of death
Cape Town
Country of citizenship
South Africa[10]
Occupation
linguist, university teacher, pedagogue, literary scholar
Employer
University of Cape Town[11]
Educated at
University of Tübingen, University of Cape Town[12][13]
Award received
Linguapax Prize, Order of Luthuli in Silver[14][15]
Cause of death
cancer[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German[24][25]
Academic degree
doctorate[19]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography[23]
Family name
Alexander (surname)[20]
Given name
Neville[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Member of
Sozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund[16]
Name in native language
Neville Alexander[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Neville Alexander en Neville Edward Alexander ar نيفيل الكسندر de Neville Edward Alexander es Neville Edward Alexander ja ネヴィル・アレクサンダー pt Neville Edward Alexander ru Александер, Невилл ru Невилл Александер ru Невилл Эдвард Александер sv Neville Edward Alexander
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000081652713
VIAF cluster ID
92748346
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr88010762
GND ID
123316766
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12096322w
DDB person (GND) ID
123316766
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123316766
FAST ID
240008
Freebase ID
/m/05y3cxs
IdRef ID
029309816
IxTheo authority ID
082480621
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J9U entity ID
987007257516805171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
123316766
Kallías ID
PE00525574
NUKAT ID
n2012162686
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
123196876
Perlentaucher ID
neville-alexander
Prabook ID
2098611
SHARE Catalogue author ID
689792
SNAC ARK ID
w6kp9zzj
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjxBpCrx9BMXCD9DPjvCgq
Yale LUX ID
person/a19a3dc8-6a77-45fc-802b-7b66fdf5d435

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Order of Luthuli, Linguapax Prize
Educated at 2
University of Tübingen, University of Cape Town
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Occupation 2
linguist, university teacher
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Employer 1
University of Cape Town
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
Sozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund
Place of birth 1
Cradock
Place of death 1
Cape Town
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Neville Alexander was born on October 22, 1936[1], in Cradock[2]. He died on August 27, 2012[3], in Cape Town[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], pedagogue[7], and literary scholar[8].

FAQs

Where was Neville Alexander born?

Neville Alexander was born in Cradock[2].

Where did Neville Alexander die?

Neville Alexander passed away in Cape Town[4].

What did Neville Alexander do for work?

Neville Alexander worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], pedagogue[7], and literary scholar[8].

Where did Neville Alexander go to school?

Neville Alexander was educated at University of Tübingen[12] and University of Cape Town[13].

What awards did Neville Alexander receive?

Honors received include Linguapax Prize[14] and Order of Luthuli in Silver[15].

Related Entities

South Africa University of Cape Town

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . news.uct.ac.za. news.uct.ac.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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