Lauretta Ngcobo

South African novelist and essayist
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Summary

Lauretta Ngcobo was born on September 13, 1931[1], in Ixopo[2]. She died on November 3, 2015[3], in Johannesburg[4]. She worked as a novelist[5], essayist[6], activist[7], teacher[8], and politician[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: South Africa[11]
  • Occupation: children's writer[12], writer[13]
  • Field of work: essay[14]
  • Educated at: University of Fort Hare[15], Inanda Seminary School[16]
  • Sex or gender: female[17]
  • Family name: Ngcobo[18]
  • Given name: Lauretta[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lauretta Ngcobo[20]
  • Described by source: Third World Women's Literatures[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]

Why It Matters

Lauretta Ngcobo has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

Where was Lauretta Ngcobo born?

Lauretta Ngcobo's place of birth was Ixopo[2].

Where did Lauretta Ngcobo die?

Lauretta Ngcobo passed away in Johannesburg[4].

What did Lauretta Ngcobo do for work?

Lauretta Ngcobo worked as a novelist[5], essayist[6], activist[7], teacher[8], and politician[9].

Where did Lauretta Ngcobo go to school?

Lauretta Ngcobo was educated at University of Fort Hare[15] and Inanda Seminary School[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . News24. Retrieved . news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . News24. news24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Nacsis-cat author id → DA11410649
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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