Sarah Baartman

Khoikhoi woman
Person Human Q232041
Sarah Baartman
Wermer, Maréchal, Huet, designers ; C. de Lasteyrie, lithograph ; Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Frédéric Cuvier, authors of the text… · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[9]
Date of birth
1789
Date of death
December 29, 1815
Place of birth
Gamtoos River
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
South Africa[7]
Ethnic group
Khoikhoi[8]
Cause of death
smallpox[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Different from
Sarah Baartman[23]
Family name
Baartman[11]
Given name
Sara, Sarah, Saartjie[12][13][14]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Name in native language
Sarah Baartman[22]
Place of burial
Hankey[6]
Social classification
artist[24]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 31
VIAF cluster ID
38874891
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb99143301
GND ID
122834879
BIU Santé person ID
18308
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
137564053
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00571870
DDB person (GND) ID
122834879
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122834879
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
122834879
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FAST ID
449509
FES digital collections entity ID
350285
Freebase ID
/m/01v18y
IdRef ID
070405573
IxTheo authority ID
082182744
J9U entity ID
987007605654105171
LBT person ID
SaBaart1815
Museo Galileo authority ID
191394
NUKAT ID
n2013005509
Namuwiki ID
사키 바트만
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810668181505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1798120
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
268926123
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
73573
SNAC ARK ID
w6q84rb6
Wellcome Collection concept ID
sr7dy3h3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmKrBMfGJpYPVRvH9CcP

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Place of birth 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Named after 1
Occupation 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Social classification 1
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Summary

Sarah Baartman was born in 1789[1] in Gamtoos River[2]. She died on December 29, 1815[3], in Paris[4]. She worked as a performing artist[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sarah Baartman include Sarah Baartman District Municipality[25], a district municipality[26], in South Africa[27], founded in 2000[28].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Sarah Baartman include Sarah Baartman District Municipality[25], a district municipality[26], in South Africa[27], founded in 2000[28].

FAQs

Where was Sarah Baartman born?

Sarah Baartman was born in Gamtoos River[2].

Where did Sarah Baartman die?

Sarah Baartman died in Paris[4].

What did Sarah Baartman do for work?

Sarah Baartman worked as a performing artist[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . britannica.com. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . openrestitution.africa. openrestitution.africa. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 12w ago · Timmylegend · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → exhibition, restitution, repatriation +1
    Place of birth → Gamtoos River
    Date of birth → 1789
    "Changed claim: Significant event: burial"
  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 350285
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 122834879
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 122834879, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
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