Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Kenyan writer (1938–2025)

Wikidata entity: Q302910

Wikimedia Commons category is Ngugi wa Thiong'o

P569 (date of birth): 1938-01-05 | P570 (date of death): 2025-05-28

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P1971number of children9

P166 award received ... Q44174 (Lotus Prize for Literature) Lotus Prize for Literature
P166 award received ... Q211692 (Catalonia International Prize) Catalonia International Prize
P166 award received ... Q3910611 (International Nonino Prize) International Nonino Prize
P166 award received ... Q83530295 (honorary doctor of the University of Auckland) honorary doctor of the University of Auckland
P166 award received ... Q96602942 (Doctor honoris causa at University of Bayreuth) Doctor honoris causa at University of Bayreuth
P166 award received ... Q65157078 (???) ???
P40 child ... Q6951143 (Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ) Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
P40 child ... Q105725604 (Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ) Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ
P373 Commons category String Ngugi wa Thiong'o ???
P27 country of citizenship ... Q114 (Kenya) Kenya
P1343 described by source ... Q115653803 (Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference) Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference
P1343 described by source ... Q46002746 (Dictionary of African Biography) Dictionary of African Biography
P69 educated at ... Q261506 (Makerere University) Makerere University
P69 educated at ... Q503424 (University of Leeds) University of Leeds
P69 educated at ... Q4732316 (Alliance High School) Alliance High School
P108 employer ... Q49112 (Yale University) Yale University
P108 employer ... Q49210 (New York University) New York University
P108 employer ... Q309350 (Northwestern University) Northwestern University
P108 employer ... Q649998 (University of Nairobi) University of Nairobi
P108 employer ... Q868421 (University of California, Irvine) University of California, Irvine
P101 field of work ... Q5891 (philosophy) philosophy
P101 field of work ... Q115160290 (literary activity) literary activity
P6872 has written for ... Q124767347 (Zuka) Zuka
P6872 has written for ... Q104867570 (Busara) Busara
P31 instance of ... Q5 (human) human
P1412 languages spoken, written or signed ... Q1860 (English) English
P1412 languages spoken, written or signed ... Q7838 (Swahili) Swahili
P1412 languages spoken, written or signed ... Q33587 (Gikuyu) Gikuyu
P463 member of ... Q463303 (American Academy of Arts and Sciences) American Academy of Arts and Sciences
P1559 name in native language Monolingualtext Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ???
P103 native language ... Q33587 (Gikuyu) Gikuyu
P1411 nominated for ... Q2052291 (International Booker Prize) International Booker Prize
P800 notable work ... Q3953479 (Weep Not, Child) Weep Not, Child
P800 notable work ... Q4657149 (A Grain of Wheat) A Grain of Wheat
P800 notable work ... Q17006875 (Decolonising the Mind) Decolonising the Mind
P800 notable work ... Q42191293 (I Will Marry When I Want) I Will Marry When I Want
P800 notable work ... Q63027160 (The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright) The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright
P800 notable work ... Q96392267 (Matigari ma Njiruungi) Matigari ma Njiruungi
P106 occupation ... Q36180 (writer) writer
P106 occupation ... Q214917 (playwright) playwright
P106 occupation ... Q1622272 (university teacher) university teacher
P106 occupation ... Q4964182 (philosopher) philosopher
P106 occupation ... Q6625963 (novelist) novelist
P106 occupation ... Q11774202 (essayist) essayist
P5008 on focus list of Wikimedia project ... Q6173448 (Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4) Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P5008 on focus list of Wikimedia project ... Q13382529 (WikiProject Human rights) WikiProject Human rights
P19 place of birth ... Q6358478 (Kamirithu) Kamirithu
P20 place of death ... Q1002205 (Buford) Buford
P2632 place of detention ... Q11011602 (Kamiti Maximum Security Prison) Kamiti Maximum Security Prison
P21 sex or gender ... Q6581097 (male) male
P937 work location ... Q30 (United States) United States
P6886 writing language ... Q1860 (English) English
P6886 writing language ... Q33587 (Gikuyu) Gikuyu
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