William Pickens

American writer and educator (1881–1954)
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William Pickens
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
1881, January 15, 1881[2][7]
Date of death
April 6, 1954
Place of birth
Anderson County
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Spouse
Minnie McAlpine Pickens (1905–present)[8]
Citizenship
United States
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Pickens
Given name
William
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en William Pickens ja ウィリアム・ピケンズ
🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
47039772
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88249944
GND ID
118938088
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/79060
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
PickensWilliam1881-1954
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
150118982
CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID
william-pickens-5891
FAST ID
245316
Freebase ID
/m/0dgrw33
Goodreads author ID
214229
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IdRef ID
076589153
J9U entity ID
987007594535705171
LibriVox author ID
12037
Online Books Page author ID
Pickens, William, 1881-1954
Open Library ID
OL946735A, OL4272386A
OpenMLOL author ID
174664
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100326202
Prabook ID
3763918, 1757012
Project Gutenberg author ID
37621
SNAC ARK ID
w64173jg
South Carolina Encyclopedia ID
pickens-william
Unz Review author ID
PickensWilliam
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvhkggWbHmWRFdXkDfTHC

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Educated at 3
Occupation 3
Archives at 2
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Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Place of birth 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

William Pickens's place of birth was Anderson County[1]. He was born in 1881[2]. He died on April 6, 1954[3]. He worked as an educator[4], essayist[5], and journalist[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Selma University[15], a university[19], in United States[20], founded in 1878[21]; Fisk University[16], a private university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1866[24]; and Yale College[17], a college[25], in United States[26], founded in 1701[27].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Morgan State University[13], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1867[30], headquartered in Baltimore[31] and Talladega College[14], a school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1867[34], headquartered in Talladega[35].

Personal Life

Children include Harriet Pickens[9], a naval officer[36], 1909–1969[37], of United States[38] and Ruby Holbrook[10], a singer[39], 1911–1975[40], of United States[41].

FAQs

Where was William Pickens born?

William Pickens's place of birth was Anderson County[1].

Who was William Pickens married to?

William Pickens's spouses include Minnie McAlpine Pickens[8].

What did William Pickens do for work?

William Pickens worked as educator[4], essayist[5], and journalist[6].

Where did William Pickens go to school?

William Pickens was educated at Selma University[15], Fisk University[16], and Yale College[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . William Pickens. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . William Pickens. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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