| LC control no. | n 50027909 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797 |
| Variant(s) | Ekiano, Olaudakh, 1745-1797 Equiano, Olaudah, b. 1745 Vassa, Gustavas, 1745-1797 Vassa, Gustavus, 1745-1797 |
| Associated country | England |
| Associated place | Montserrat United States |
| Birth date | 1745? |
| Death date | 1797 |
| Place of birth | Nigeria |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Affiliation | Slave narratives |
| Profession or occupation | Sailors |
| Found in | Interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa ... 1813. An African's life, 1998: CIP title page (Olaudah Equiano; 1745-1797) CIP galley (b. in Nigeria about 1745; d. in England, 1797; prominent African in 18th century Britain) The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, 2000. American National Biography Online, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, July 27, 2014: (Equiano, Olaudah; abolitionist, sailor, autobiographer / memoirist; born c.1745 possibly in Eboe, Essaka, Nigeria; while enslaved, traveled with his owner; baptized into the Church of England (1759); in 1762 he was expecting to be given his freedom in London, but was sold to a trader who took him to the Caribbean island of Montserrat; was able to buy his freedom on 10 July 1766; sailed to North America multiple times; died March 1797 in London, England) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 85320070 |
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