W. E. B. Du Bois
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Summary
W. E. B. Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868[1], in Great Barrington[2]. He died in Accra[3]. He worked as a historian[4], novelist[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], and sociologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.44% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,046 views/month, #4,380 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Osu Castle[10], W.E.B. Dubois Memorial Centre for Pan African Culture[11]
- Spouse: Nina Gomer Du Bois[12], Shirley Graham Du Bois[13]
- Child: Nina Yolande Du Bois[14]
- Country of citizenship: United States[15], Ghana[16]
- Native language: English[17]
- Ethnic group: African Americans[18]
- Occupation: social worker[19], human rights defender[20], photographer[21], poet[22], autobiographer[23], opinion journalist[24], teacher[25], journalist[26], art historian[27], economist[28], civil rights advocate[29], pacifist[30], politician[31]
- Field of work: civil and political rights[32]
- Position held: civil rights advocate[33]
- Employer: The New School[34], Wilberforce University[35], University of Georgia[36], University of Pennsylvania[37], Clark Atlanta University[38]
- Educated at: Fisk University[39], Harvard University[40], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[41], Heidelberg University[42], Harvard College[43], Searles High School[44]
- Doctoral advisor: Gustav von Schmoller[45], Albert Bushnell Hart[46]
- Award received: Lenin Peace Prize[47], Spingarn Medal[48], National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame[49]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[50], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[51], Alpha Phi Alpha[52], NAACP[53], American Academy of Arts and Letters[54]
- Sex or gender: male[55]
- Member of political party: Socialist Party of America[56]
- Commons category: W.E.B. Du Bois[57]
- Archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[58], University of Massachusetts Amherst[59], Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[60]
- Residence: Atlanta[61], Ghana[62], Berlin[63], Accra[64]
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Type: Person[65]
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Country: US[66]
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Began / founded: 1868-02-23[67]
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Ended / dissolved: 1963-08-27[68]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for W. E. B. Du Bois include W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award[70], W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute[71], Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award[72], and W. E. B. Du Bois Medal[73].
Why It Matters
W. E. B. Du Bois has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] He is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]
He has been cited as an influence by critical race theory[76], a political movement[77]; Kwame Anthony Appiah[78], a philosopher[79], b. 1954[80], of United States[81], awarded the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[82]; John Langalibalele Dube[83], a poet[84], 1871–1946[85], of South Africa[86]; Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller[87], a sculptor[88], 1877–1968[89], of United States[90]; Maurice Berger[91], an art historian[92], 1956–2020[93], of United States[94], specialised in cultural history[95]; and Ellen Diggs[96], an anthropologist[97], 1906–1998[98], of United States[99].
Works attributed to him include The Souls of Black Folk[100], a written work[101] and Encyclopedia Africana[102], a reference work[103]. Entities named for him include W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award[70], W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute[71], Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award[72], and W. E. B. Du Bois Medal[73].
FAQs
Where was W. E. B. Du Bois born?
W. E. B. Du Bois's place of birth was Great Barrington[2].
Where did W. E. B. Du Bois die?
W. E. B. Du Bois died in Accra[3].
Who was W. E. B. Du Bois married to?
W. E. B. Du Bois's spouses include Nina Gomer Du Bois[12] and Shirley Graham Du Bois[13].
What did W. E. B. Du Bois do for work?
W. E. B. Du Bois worked as a historian[4], novelist[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], and sociologist[8].
Where did W. E. B. Du Bois go to school?
W. E. B. Du Bois was educated at Fisk University[39], Harvard University[40], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[41], and Heidelberg University[42].
What awards did W. E. B. Du Bois receive?
Honors received include Lenin Peace Prize[47], Spingarn Medal[48], and National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame[49].
Who did W. E. B. Du Bois influence?
W. E. B. Du Bois has been cited as an influence by critical race theory[76], Kwame Anthony Appiah[78], John Langalibalele Dube[83], and Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller[87].