Ted Joans

American artist (1928-2003)
Person human Q719766
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Summary

Ted Joans was born on July 4, 1928[1], in Cairo[2]. He died on April 25, 2003[3], in Vancouver[4]. He worked as a poet[5], painter[6], jazz musician[7], writer[8], and musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Educated at: Indiana University Bloomington[12]
  • Award received: American Book Awards[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Movement: Beat Generation[15]
  • Archives at: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[16]
  • Cause of death: diabetes[17]
  • Family name: Joans[18]
  • Given name: Ted[19]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[20]
  • Instrument: trumpet[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[23], WikiProject New York Public Library[24]
  • Has works in the collection: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco[25]
  • Writing language: English[26]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[27]

Why It Matters

Ted Joans is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Ted Joans born?

Ted Joans was born in Cairo[2].

Where did Ted Joans die?

Ted Joans passed away in Vancouver[4].

What did Ted Joans do for work?

Ted Joans worked as a poet[5], painter[6], jazz musician[7], writer[8], and musician[9].

Where did Ted Joans go to school?

Ted Joans was educated at Indiana University Bloomington[12].

What awards did Ted Joans receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'ig', 'nn', 'ru']
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  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Vancouver
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    Cause of death → diabetes
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