Ota Benga

Summary

Ota Benga is a human^[1]. Born in Kasai River^[2], he… he was born on +1883-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Lynchburg^[4]. He died on +1916-03-20T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a sideshow performer^[6] and exhibit^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month, #6,419 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Ota Benga was born in Kasai River^[2].
• Ota Benga's place of birth was Ituri rainforest^[9].
• Ota Benga passed away in Lynchburg^[4].
• Ota Benga was born on +1883-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ota Benga died on +1916-03-20T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Ota Benga is buried at Lynchburg^[10].
• Ota Benga is identified as part of the Mbuti people ethnic group^[11].
• Ota Benga worked as a sideshow performer^[6].
• Ota Benga's professions included exhibit^[7].
• Ota Benga's image is recorded as Ota Benga at 1904 World's Fair.jpg^[12].
• Ota Benga is recorded as male^[13].
• Ota Benga's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Ota Benga's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 270149066422665601111^[15].
• Ota Benga's GND ID is recorded as 119117428^[16].
• Ota Benga's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92057850^[17].
• Ota Benga's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12356187m^[18].
• Ota Benga's IdRef ID is recorded as 032553951^[19].
• Ota Benga's Commons category is recorded as Ota Benga^[20].
• The cause of death was gunshot wound^[21].
• Ota Benga's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 20167712^[22].
• Ota Benga's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04z_2z^[23].
• Ota Benga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ota Benga^[24].
• Ota Benga's Commons gallery is recorded as Ota Benga^[25].
• Ota Benga's manner of death is recorded as suicide^[26].
• Ota Benga's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Kasai River^[2], a river^[28], in Angola^[29] and Ituri rainforest^[9], a tropical forest^[30], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[31]. Ota Benga was born on +1883-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He is identified as part of the Mbuti people ethnic group^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sideshow performer^[6] and exhibit^[7].

Death and Burial

Ota Benga died on +1916-03-20T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Lynchburg^[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound^[21]. Burial took place at Lynchburg^[10].

Why It Matters

Ota Benga ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month, #6,419 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

FAQs

Where was Ota Benga born?

Ota Benga's place of birth was Kasai River^[2].

Where did Ota Benga die?

Ota Benga passed away in Lynchburg^[4].

What did Ota Benga do for work?

Ota Benga worked as sideshow performer^[6] and exhibit^[7].