W. E. B. Du Bois
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- human
- Date of birth
- February 23, 1868, 1868
- Date of death
- August 27, 1963
- Place of birth
- Great Barrington
- Place of death
- Accra
- Country of citizenship
- United States, Ghana[14][15]
- Ethnic group
- African Americans[17]
- Occupation
- historian, novelist, philosopher, writer, sociologist, social worker, human rights defender, photographer, poet, autobiographer, opinion journalist, teacher, journalist, art historian, economist, civil rights advocate, pacifist, politician[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
- Employer
- The New School, Wilberforce University, University of Georgia, University of Pennsylvania, Clark Atlanta University[33][34][35][36][37]
- Field of work
- civil and political rights[31]
- Position held
- civil rights advocate[32]
- Educated at
- Fisk University, Harvard University, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Heidelberg University, Harvard College, Searles High School[38][39][40][41][42][43]
- Member of political party
- Socialist Party of America[55]
- Award received
- Lenin Peace Prize, Spingarn Medal, National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame[46][47][48]
- Notable work
- The Souls of Black Folk, John Brown, Black Reconstruction, Dusk of Dawn, The Philadelphia Negro
- Doctoral advisor
- Gustav von Schmoller, Albert Bushnell Hart[44][45]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[56][57][58]
- Contributed to creative work
- Freedom
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights
- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Dictionary of African Biography, Biographical Dictionary of the American Left, African American Authors, 1745-1945 (1st edition), The Encyclopedia Americana, The New Student's Reference Work, Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference
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- Family name
- Du Bois
- Influenced by
- Alexander Crummell, William James
- Member of
- German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Alpha Phi Alpha, NAACP, American Academy of Arts and Letters[49][50][51][52][53]
- Name in native language
- William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
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- Relative
- Othello Burghardt
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- English
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Summary
W. E. B. Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868[1], in Great Barrington[2]. He died in Accra[3]. He worked as a historian[4], novelist[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], and sociologist[8].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for W. E. B. Du Bois include W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute[63], W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award[64], Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award[65], and W. E. B. Du Bois Medal[66].
Why It Matters
He has been cited as an influence by critical race theory[67], a political movement[68]; Kwame Anthony Appiah[69], a philosopher[70], b. 1954[71], of United States[72], awarded the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[73]; John Langalibalele Dube[74], a poet[75], 1871–1946[76], of South Africa[77]; Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller[78], a sculptor[79], 1877–1968[80], of United States[81]; Maurice Berger[82], an art historian[83], 1956–2020[84], of United States[85], specialised in cultural history[86]; and Ellen Diggs[87], an anthropologist[88], 1906–1998[89], of United States[90].
Works attributed to him include The Souls of Black Folk[91], a written work[92] and Encyclopedia Africana[93], a reference work[94]. Entities named for him include W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute[63], W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award[64], Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award[65], and W. E. B. Du Bois Medal[66].
FAQs
Where was W. E. B. Du Bois born?
W. E. B. Du Bois's place of birth was Great Barrington[2].
Where did W. E. B. Du Bois die?
W. E. B. Du Bois died in Accra[3].
Who was W. E. B. Du Bois married to?
W. E. B. Du Bois's spouses include Nina Gomer Du Bois[11] and Shirley Graham Du Bois[12].
What did W. E. B. Du Bois do for work?
W. E. B. Du Bois worked as a historian[4], novelist[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], and sociologist[8].
Where did W. E. B. Du Bois go to school?
W. E. B. Du Bois was educated at Fisk University[38], Harvard University[39], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[40], and Heidelberg University[41].
What awards did W. E. B. Du Bois receive?
Honors received include Lenin Peace Prize[46], Spingarn Medal[47], and National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame[48].
Who did W. E. B. Du Bois influence?
W. E. B. Du Bois has been cited as an influence by critical race theory[67], Kwame Anthony Appiah[69], John Langalibalele Dube[74], and Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller[78].