Home › Entities › human › James W. Thompson

James W. Thompson

Person human Q136799533
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

James W. Thompson was born on December 21, 1935[1], in Detroit[2]. They has worked as a poet[3], university teacher[4], editor[5], dancer[6], and copywriter[7].

Key Facts

  • Occupation: theatrical director[8]
  • Employer: Antioch College[9]
  • Member of: Umbra Poets Workshop[10], Harlem Cultural Council[11]
  • Movement: Black Arts Movement[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Black Bibliography Project[13]

FAQs

Where was James W. Thompson born?

James W. Thompson's place of birth was Detroit[2].

What did James W. Thompson do for work?

James W. Thompson worked as a poet[3], university teacher[4], editor[5], dancer[6], and copywriter[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). James W. Thompson. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-w-thompson
MLA “James W. Thompson.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-w-thompson.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_james-w-thompson_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{James W. Thompson}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-w-thompson}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): James W. Thompson — https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-w-thompson (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-w-thompson · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · YULdigitalpreservation · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Umbra Poets Workshop, Harlem Cultural Council
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Member of: Harlem Cultural Council"
  2. 15w ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, university teacher, editor +3
    Employer → Antioch College
    Date of birth → +1935-12-21T00:00:00Z
    Library of congress authority id → no93012961, n80156876
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Viaf cluster id: 50536912, Adding VIAF ID based on Library of Congress authority ID, added Viaf cluster id"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.