Rayford Logan

American historian (1897–1982)
Person human Q3930661

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
January 7, 1897, 1897[2][9]
Date of death
November 4, 1982, 1981[4][10]
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Award received
Spingarn Medal[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Logan
Given name
Rayford
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Participant in
Conference on Africa
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Rayford Logan en Rayford Whittingham Logan en Rayford W. Logan
🔖 Identifiers · 38
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
119184060
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rayford W Logan 1917.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1400830
BIBSYS ID
90683919
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12430012r
CiNii Research ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119184060
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Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0742
FAST ID
1716614
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04403224
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
907091
NUKAT ID
n01010272
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007580792405171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1345672
National Virtual Library of India ID
213852
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070181845
Notable Names Database ID
856/000196268
Open Library ID
OL6241959A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100112430
Parsifal cluster ID
207427
RERO ID (legacy)
A003528469
SELIBR ID
308174
SHARE Catalogue author ID
254218, 563094
SNAC ARK ID
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Unz Review author ID
LoganRayfordW
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Rayford Logan's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[1]. He was born on January 7, 1897[2]. He passed away in Washington, D.C.[3]. He died on November 4, 1982[4]. He worked as a historian[5], professor[6], political activist[7], and university teacher[8].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[17], a private university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1636[24], headquartered in Cambridge[25] and Williams College[18], a liberal arts college[26], in United States[27], founded in 1793[28].

FAQs

Where was Rayford Logan born?

Born in Washington, D.C.[1].

Where did Rayford Logan die?

Rayford Logan passed away in Washington, D.C.[3].

What did Rayford Logan do for work?

Rayford Logan worked as historian[5], professor[6], political activist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Rayford Logan go to school?

Rayford Logan was educated at Harvard University[17] and Williams College[18].

What awards did Rayford Logan receive?

Honors received include Spingarn Medal[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Logan, Rayford Whittingham (1897-1981), historian of the African diaspora, university professor, and civil rights and Pan-Africanist activist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Logan, Rayford Whittingham (1897-1981), historian of the African diaspora, university professor, and civil rights and Pan-Africanist activist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Logan, Rayford Whittingham (1897-1981), historian of the African diaspora, university professor, and civil rights and Pan-Africanist activist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . Logan, Rayford Whittingham (1897-1981), historian of the African diaspora, university professor, and civil rights and Pan-Africanist activist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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