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John Chilembwe

independence leader in Malawi
Person human Q644659

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1871
Date of death
February 3, 1915, 1915[10]
Place of birth
Chiradzulu
Place of death
Blantyre
Country of citizenship
Nyasaland, Malawi[12][13]
Occupation
philosopher, human rights defender, pastor, politician, missionary, cleric[14]
Educated at
Virginia University of Lynchburg[15]
Religion or worldview
Baptists[16]
Spouse
Ida Chilembwe[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography[20]
Family name
Category:Chilembwe (surname)[18]
Given name
John[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Chilembwe en John Nkologo Chilembwe he ג'ון צ'ילמבווה ja ジョン・チレンブウェ ru Джон Чилембве ru Чилембве, Джон uk Джон Нколого Чилембве zh 約翰·吉萊布維 zh 約翰·奇倫布韋
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000024449583
VIAF cluster ID
20987465
Library of Congress authority ID
n80103728
GND ID
118886126
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Chilembwe and family (cropped).jpg ↗
BlackPast.org ID
global-african-history/chilembwe-john-c-1871-1915
British Museum person or institution ID
154480
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118886126
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
chilembwe-john
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-Chilembwe
FAST ID
1812412
Freebase ID
/m/05pb9m
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
John_Chilembwe
IdRef ID
075942585
IxTheo authority ID
695026216
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276174405171
National Virtual Library of India ID
401871, 398276
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
56267
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095607737
SNAC ARK ID
w6r64w1f
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvMtjPxPR8YM9mx7qyKh3
Yale LUX ID
person/820e988b-8a47-486c-a71c-d2e19719e8b9

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
politician, pastor, human rights defender
Country of citizenship 1
Nyasaland
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Chiradzulu District
Place of death 1
Blantyre District
Religion or worldview 1
Baptists
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Chilembwe was born on January 1, 1871[1], in Chiradzulu[2]. He died on February 3, 1915[3], in Blantyre[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], human rights defender[6], pastor[7], politician[8], and missionary[9].

FAQs

Where was John Chilembwe born?

John Chilembwe was born in Chiradzulu[2].

Where did John Chilembwe die?

John Chilembwe died in Blantyre[4].

Who was John Chilembwe married to?

John Chilembwe's spouses include Ida Chilembwe[11].

What did John Chilembwe do for work?

John Chilembwe worked as a philosopher[5], human rights defender[6], pastor[7], politician[8], and missionary[9].

Where did John Chilembwe go to school?

John Chilembwe was educated at Virginia University of Lynchburg[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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