Sarah Baartman

Summary

Sarah Baartman is a human^[1]. Born in Cape Colony^[2], she… she was born on 1788^[3]. She died in Paris^[4]. She died on December 29, 1815^[5]. She worked as a performing artist^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,329 views/month, #4,788 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Sarah Baartman's place of birth was Cape Colony^[2].
• Sarah Baartman's place of birth was Gamtoos River^[8].
• Sarah Baartman passed away in Paris^[4].
• Sarah Baartman was born on 1788^[3].
• Sarah Baartman was born on 1789^[9].
• Sarah Baartman died on December 29, 1815^[5].
• Sarah Baartman is buried at Hankey^[10].
• Sarah Baartman held citizenship in South Africa^[11].
• Sarah Baartman's professions included performing artist^[6].
• Sarah Baartman is recorded as female^[12].
• Sarah Baartman's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Sarah Baartman's Commons category is recorded as Saartjie Baartman^[14].
• The cause of death was smallpox^[15].
• Sarah Baartman's family name is recorded as Baartman^[16].
• Sarah Baartman's given name is recorded as Sara^[17].
• Sarah Baartman's given name is recorded as Sarah^[18].
• Sarah Baartman's given name is recorded as Saartjie^[19].
• Sarah Baartman's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[20].
• Sarah Baartman's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography^[21].
• Sarah Baartman's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Sarah Baartman's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sarah Baartman'}^[23].
• Sarah Baartman's different from is recorded as Q138516624^[24].
• Sarah Baartman's social classification is recorded as artist^[25].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Cape Colony^[2], a historical country^[26], in British Empire^[27], founded in 1795^[28] and Gamtoos River^[8], a river^[29], in South Africa^[30]. Recorded date of birth include 1788^[3] and 1789^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Sarah Baartman worked as a performing artist^[6].

Death and Burial

Sarah Baartman died on December 29, 1815^[5]. She died in Paris^[4]. The cause of death was smallpox^[15]. She is buried at Hankey^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sarah Baartman include Sarah Baartman District Municipality^[31], a district municipality^[32], in South Africa^[33], founded in 2000^[34].

Why It Matters

Sarah Baartman ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,329 views/month, #4,788 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] She is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for her include Sarah Baartman District Municipality^[31], a district municipality^[32], in South Africa^[33], founded in 2000^[34].

FAQs

Where was Sarah Baartman born?

Sarah Baartman was born in Cape Colony^[2].

Where did Sarah Baartman die?

Sarah Baartman died in Paris^[4].

What did Sarah Baartman do for work?

Sarah Baartman worked as performing artist^[6].