Lila Abu-Lughod

Palestinian-American anthropologist
Person human Q6547452
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Summary

Lila Abu-Lughod was born on October 21, 1952[1], in United States[2]. She has worked as an anthropologist[3]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (550 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Champaign[5]
  • Father: Ibrahim Abu-Lughod[6]
  • Mother: Janet Abu-Lughod[7]
  • Spouse: Timothy Mitchell[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9], Palestine[10]
  • Employer: Columbia University[11], Princeton University[12], New York University[13], Williams College[14]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[15], Carleton College[16]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[17], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18], Fellow of the British Academy[19]
  • Sex or gender: female[20]
  • Commons category: Lila Abu-Lughod[21]
  • Archives at: Carleton College[22]
  • Family name: Abu-Lughod[23]
  • Given name: Lila[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]

Why It Matters

Lila Abu-Lughod has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Lila Abu-Lughod born?

Lila Abu-Lughod's place of birth was United States[2].

Who were Lila Abu-Lughod's parents?

Lila Abu-Lughod's father was Ibrahim Abu-Lughod[6]. Lila Abu-Lughod's mother was Janet Abu-Lughod[7].

Who was Lila Abu-Lughod married to?

Lila Abu-Lughod's spouses include Timothy Mitchell[8].

What did Lila Abu-Lughod do for work?

Lila Abu-Lughod worked as an anthropologist[3].

Where did Lila Abu-Lughod go to school?

Lila Abu-Lughod was educated at Harvard University[15] and Carleton College[16].

What awards did Lila Abu-Lughod receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18], and Fellow of the British Academy[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . archivedb.carleton.edu. archivedb.carleton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → United States, Champaign
    Sitelink count → 15
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'jv', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 11w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the British Academy
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43073|batch #43073]]: substitute P214 reference with P227 reference (2)"
  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orcid id → 0000-0003-3122-6558
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40464|batch #40464]]: add missing ORCID via GND"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → United States, Champaign
    Father → Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
    Spouse → Timothy Mitchell
    Citizenship → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981060927646106706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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