Osa Johnson

American author and adventurer (1894-1953)
Person human Q2032483
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Summary

Osa Johnson was born on March 14, 1894[1], in Chanute[2]. She died on January 7, 1953[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a writer[5], photographer[6], film director[7], naturalist[8], and documentarian[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1894[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1953[12]
  • Place of burial: Elmwood Cemetery[13]
  • Spouse: Martin Johnson[14]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[15]
  • Occupation: singer[16]
  • Member of: Martin and Osa Johnson[17]
  • Sex or gender: female[18]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[19]
  • Family name: Johnson[20]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[21]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of Women Worldwide[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Start of work period: January 1, 1917[24]
  • End of work period: January 1, 1937[25]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[26]

Why It Matters

Osa Johnson is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Osa Johnson born?

Osa Johnson's place of birth was Chanute[2].

Where did Osa Johnson die?

Osa Johnson died in New York City[4].

Who was Osa Johnson married to?

Osa Johnson's spouses include Martin Johnson[14].

What did Osa Johnson do for work?

Osa Johnson worked as a writer[5], photographer[6], film director[7], naturalist[8], and documentarian[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Dictionary of Women Worldwide. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wfpp.columbia.edu. wfpp.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Dictionary of Women Worldwide. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Dictionary of Women Worldwide. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wfpp.columbia.edu. wfpp.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → osa-johnson
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: osa-johnson, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951015|osa johnson (#289951015)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  2. 8d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'es']
    P14724 → 24680940
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  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 373573
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0083400-Johnson-Osa-18941953
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0083400-Johnson-Osa-18941953, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  5. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, photographer, film director +3
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Occupation: photographer, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Chanute
    Work period end → —
    End of work period → +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Work period start → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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