Cudjoe Lewis

one of the last known survivors of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Person human Q3699185
Cudjoe Lewis
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Cudjoe Lewis

Summary

Cudjoe Lewis is a human[1]. Born in Takon[2], he… he was born on January 1835[3]. He passed away in Mobile[4]. He died on July 17, 1935[5]. He worked as a historian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,932 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Cudjoe Lewis was born in Takon[2].
  • Cudjoe Lewis was born in Bantè[8].
  • Cudjoe Lewis died in Mobile[4].
  • Cudjoe Lewis was born on January 1835[3].
  • Cudjoe Lewis died on July 17, 1935[5].
  • Burial took place at Alabama[9].
  • Cudjoe Lewis is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group[10].
  • Cudjoe Lewis is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Cudjoe Lewis worked as a historian[6].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's field of work was slavery[12].
  • Cudjoe Lewis is recorded as male[13].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's Commons category is recorded as Cudjoe Lewis[15].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's residence is recorded as Africatown[16].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis[17].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/opinion/sunday/americas-last-slave-ship-and-slaverys-stain.html[18].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's described by source is recorded as Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"[19].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's described by source is recorded as Descendant[20].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's sibling is recorded as Charles Lewis[22].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's social classification is recorded as slave[23].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[24].
  • Cudjoe Lewis's P14901 is recorded as cudjo-lewis[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Takon[2], an arrondissement of Benin[26], in Benin[27] and Bantè[8], a commune of Benin[28], in Benin[29]. Cudjoe Lewis was born on January 1835[3]. Ethnic identities include Yoruba people[10], an ethnic group[30], in Benin[31] and African Americans[11], an ethnic group by residency[32], in United States[33].

Career and Affiliations

Cudjoe Lewis's professions included historian[6]. His field of work was slavery[12].

Death and Burial

Cudjoe Lewis died on July 17, 1935[5]. He passed away in Mobile[4]. He is buried at Alabama[9].

Why It Matters

Cudjoe Lewis ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,932 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Cudjoe Lewis born?

Cudjoe Lewis's place of birth was Takon[2].

Where did Cudjoe Lewis die?

Cudjoe Lewis died in Mobile[4].

What did Cudjoe Lewis do for work?

Cudjoe Lewis worked as historian[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Tymewalk · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Ethnic group → Yoruba people, African Americans
    Family name → Lewis
    Instance of → human
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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