R. E. Dennett

English trader operating out of the Kongo (present day Republic of Congo) in the early 20th century who wrote a number of books that were influential on sociological and anthropological research on the cultures of West Africa
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R. E. Dennett

Summary

R. E. Dennett is a human[1]. His place of birth was Valparaíso[2]. He was born on +1857-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1921-05-28T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], merchant[6], and ethnologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • R. E. Dennett's place of birth was Valparaíso[2].
  • R. E. Dennett was born on +1857-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • R. E. Dennett died on +1921-05-28T00:00:00Z[4].
  • R. E. Dennett held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • R. E. Dennett's professions included anthropologist[5].
  • R. E. Dennett's professions included merchant[6].
  • R. E. Dennett worked as an ethnologist[7].
  • A notable work attributed to R. E. Dennett is At the Back of the Black Man's Mind[10].
  • A notable work attributed to R. E. Dennett is Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort[11].
  • A notable work attributed to R. E. Dennett is Notes on West African categories[12].
  • R. E. Dennett is recorded as male[13].
  • R. E. Dennett's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • R. E. Dennett's ISNI is recorded as 000000008088757X[15].
  • R. E. Dennett's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9902030[16].
  • R. E. Dennett's GND ID is recorded as 1055315993[17].
  • R. E. Dennett's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no95005783[18].
  • R. E. Dennett's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122321930[19].
  • R. E. Dennett's IdRef ID is recorded as 03102386X[20].
  • R. E. Dennett's Commons category is recorded as R. E. Dennett[21].
  • R. E. Dennett's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08hzhy[22].
  • R. E. Dennett's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2132814A[23].
  • R. E. Dennett's family name is recorded as Dennett[24].
  • R. E. Dennett's given name is recorded as Richard[25].
  • R. E. Dennett's work location is recorded as Congo[26].
  • R. E. Dennett's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000519287[27].

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Origins and Family

R. E. Dennett was born in Valparaíso[2]. He was born on +1857-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[5], merchant[6], and ethnologist[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include At the Back of the Black Man's Mind[10], a literary work[28], written by R. E. Dennett[29]; Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort[11], a literary work[30], written by him[31]; and Notes on West African categories[12], a version, edition or translation[32].

Death and Burial

R. E. Dennett died on +1921-05-28T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

R. E. Dennett ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was R. E. Dennett born?

R. E. Dennett's place of birth was Valparaíso[2].

What did R. E. Dennett do for work?

R. E. Dennett worked as anthropologist[5], merchant[6], and ethnologist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Open Library. Retrieved . onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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