Ifi Amadiume

Nigerian poet, anthropologist, and essayist
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Ifi Amadiume

Summary

Ifi Amadiume is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Kaduna[2]. She was born on April 23, 1947[3]. She worked as a poet[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], anthropologist[7], and essayist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ifi Amadiume's place of birth was Kaduna[2].
  • Ifi Amadiume was born on April 23, 1947[3].
  • Ifi Amadiume held citizenship in Nigeria[10].
  • Igbo was Ifi Amadiume's native language[11].
  • Hausa was Ifi Amadiume's native language[12].
  • Ifi Amadiume is identified as part of the Igbo people ethnic group[13].
  • Ifi Amadiume's professions included poet[4].
  • Ifi Amadiume's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Ifi Amadiume's professions included writer[6].
  • Ifi Amadiume's professions included anthropologist[7].
  • Ifi Amadiume worked as an essayist[8].
  • Ifi Amadiume's professions included author[14].
  • Ifi Amadiume's field of work was poetry[15].
  • Ifi Amadiume's field of work was science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[16].
  • Ifi Amadiume's field of work was anthropologist[17].
  • Ifi Amadiume's field of work was essayist[18].
  • Ifi Amadiume's field of work was academic[19].
  • Ifi Amadiume's field of work was lecturer[20].
  • Ifi Amadiume was employed by Dartmouth College[21].
  • Ifi Amadiume's education included a stint at SOAS, University of London[22].
  • Ifi Amadiume's education included a stint at SOAS, University of London[23].
  • Ifi Amadiume is recorded as female[24].
  • Ifi Amadiume's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Ifi Amadiume is part of advisory board[26].
  • Ifi Amadiume's participant in is recorded as FESTAC 77[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kaduna[2], Ifi Amadiume… she was born on April 23, 1947[3]. She is identified as part of the Igbo people ethnic group[13]. Native languages include Igbo[11] and Hausa[12].

Education

Educated at SOAS, University of London[22], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1916[30], headquartered in London[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], anthropologist[7], essayist[8], and author[14]. Fields of work include poetry[15], a literary form[32]; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[16]; anthropologist[17], a profession[33]; essayist[18], a profession[34]; academic[19], a profession[35]; and lecturer[20], a position[36]. Among Ifi Amadiume's employers was Dartmouth College[21].

Why It Matters

Ifi Amadiume ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

Works attributed to her include Daughters of Africa[38], a literary work[39], written by Margaret Busby[40].

FAQs

Where was Ifi Amadiume born?

Ifi Amadiume was born in Kaduna[2].

What did Ifi Amadiume do for work?

Ifi Amadiume worked as poet[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], anthropologist[7], and essayist[8].

Where did Ifi Amadiume go to school?

Ifi Amadiume was educated at SOAS, University of London[22] and SOAS, University of London[23].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet, university teacher, writer +3
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  2. 8d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work poetry, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, anthropologist +3
    Writing language English
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender female
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