Sheila Abdus-Salaam

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Sheila Abdus-Salaam

Summary

Sheila Abdus-Salaam is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. She was born on +1952-03-14T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in New York City[4]. She died on +2017-04-12T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a lawyer[6], judge[7], and journalist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam died in New York City[4].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam was born on +1952-03-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam died on +2017-04-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's professions included lawyer[6].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam worked as a judge[7].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam worked as a journalist[8].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's field of work was judge[12].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam was educated at Barnard College[13].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's education included a stint at Columbia Law School[14].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam was educated at Eastern High School[15].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's religion is recorded as Islam[16].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam is recorded as female[17].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • The cause of death was drowning[19].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 178367155[20].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's residence is recorded as Harlem[21].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g9sp_c[22].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's given name is recorded as Sheila[23].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's manner of death is recorded as suicide[24].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's described by source is recorded as Who's Who Among African Americans[25].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sheila Turner'}[26].
  • Sheila Abdus-Salaam's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[27].

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Origins and Family

Sheila Abdus-Salaam was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. She was born on +1952-03-14T00:00:00Z[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].

Education

Educated at Barnard College[13], a liberal arts college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1889[30]; Columbia Law School[14], a law school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1858[33], headquartered in New York City[34]; and Eastern High School[15], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1890[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[6], judge[7], and journalist[8]. Sheila Abdus-Salaam's field of work was judge[12].

Personal Life

Sheila Abdus-Salaam's religion is recorded as Islam[16].

Death and Burial

Sheila Abdus-Salaam died on +2017-04-12T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was drowning[19].

Why It Matters

Sheila Abdus-Salaam ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Sheila Abdus-Salaam born?

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Sheila Abdus-Salaam…

Where did Sheila Abdus-Salaam die?

Sheila Abdus-Salaam passed away in New York City[4].

What did Sheila Abdus-Salaam do for work?

Sheila Abdus-Salaam worked as lawyer[6], judge[7], and journalist[8].

Where did Sheila Abdus-Salaam go to school?

Sheila Abdus-Salaam was educated at Barnard College[13], Columbia Law School[14], and Eastern High School[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Who's Who Among African Americans. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . Who's Who Among African Americans. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . historygreatest.com. historygreatest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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