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Walter Rodney

Guyanese Marxist, Pan-Afrianist, and historian (1942-1980)
Person human Q1394990

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
March 23, 1942
Date of death
June 13, 1980, 1979[11]
Place of birth
Georgetown
Place of death
Georgetown, Guyana[10]
Country of citizenship
Guyana[12]
Occupation
activist, historian, university teacher, political activist, scientist
Employer
University of Dar es Salaam, University of the West Indies, University of Dar es Salaam[16][17]
Field of work
activism, politics, history[13][14][15]
Educated at
SOAS, University of London, University of the West Indies, Queen's College, Guyana[18][19][20]
Member of political party
Working People's Alliance[24]
Award received
Albert J. Beveridge Award[22]
Notable work
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[37]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[26]
Academic thesis
A history of the Upper Guinea Coast, 1545-1800[33]
Archives at
Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center[25]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography, Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing[35][36]
Family name
Rodney[31]
Given name
Walter[32]
Manner of death
homicide[34]
Number of children
+3[38]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[39]
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P14541
3u6vI8
Residence
Guyana, Dar es Salaam, London, Jamaica[27][28][29][30]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000098618407
VIAF cluster ID
64549214
Library of Congress authority ID
n50048914
GND ID
118968459
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Zomachi Walter Rodney.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BlackPast.org ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791634368512
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DDB person (GND) ID
118968459
Discogs artist ID
2815629
EGAXA ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
526760
Encyclopedia of Marxism ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Walter-Rodney
FAST ID
16689
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000013343686897
Goodreads author ID
22826
IdRef ID
027646432
IxTheo authority ID
079748481
KBR person ID
13930780
Libraries Australia ID
35251712
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01941106
NDL Authority ID
00454478
NL CR AUT ID
xx0305598
NLA Trove people ID
882673
NUKAT ID
n2016032239
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276406705171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069107394
Open Library ID
OL757755A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
667003
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
75916
RERO ID (legacy)
A003754006
SBN author ID
MILV133113
SHARE Catalogue author ID
246168
SNAC ARK ID
w6xz0hnk
Topic's main category
Category:Walter Rodney
UK National Archives ID
F77769
WikiTree person ID
Rodney-369
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/fed5fea5-b486-4cb7-9dc4-1d6d05ee3da3

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Occupation 4
historian, activist, university teacher, political activist
Residence 4
London, Guyana, Jamaica, Dar es Salaam
Field of work 3
history, politics, activism
Educated at 2
SOAS, University of London, University of the West Indies
Employer 2
University of the West Indies, University of Dar es Salaam
Place of death 2
Guyana, Georgetown
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Award received 1
Albert J. Beveridge Award
Country of citizenship 1
Guyana
Given name 1
Walter
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
homicide
Member of political party 1
Working People's Alliance
Place of birth 1
Georgetown
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Walter Rodney was born on March 23, 1942[1], in Georgetown[2]. He died on June 13, 1980[3], in Georgetown[4]. He worked as an activist[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], political activist[8], and scientist[9].

FAQs

Where was Walter Rodney born?

Walter Rodney's place of birth was Georgetown[2].

Where did Walter Rodney die?

Walter Rodney died in Georgetown[4].

What did Walter Rodney do for work?

Walter Rodney worked as an activist[5], historian[6], university teacher[7], political activist[8], and scientist[9].

Where did Walter Rodney go to school?

Walter Rodney was educated at SOAS, University of London[18], University of the West Indies[19], and Queen's College, Guyana[20].

What awards did Walter Rodney receive?

Honors received include Albert J. Beveridge Award[22].

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Author How Europe Underdeveloped Africa emerging0.764 independent sources

evidence “Walter Rodney — How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, 1972.” pressenza.com · read source

Related Entities

Dar es Salaam Guyana Jamaica London politics

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  1. [2] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . historians.org. historians.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [11] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Residence → Guyana, Dar es Salaam, London +1
    Occupation → activist, historian, university teacher +2
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