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Peter Magubane

Peter Magubane was a South African photographer, journalist and anti-apartheid activist (1932–2024). He was born at Johannesburg.

Also recorded as Peter Sexford Magubane.

Peter Magubane in brief

Born
1932
Died
2024
Known for
photographer, journalist and anti-apartheid activist
Place of birth
Johannesburg
Contents

Recognition and collections

Peter Magubane received Robert Capa Gold Medal, Dr. Erich Salomon Prize and Coretta Scott King Award.

Identity

Peter Magubane is recorded as having received Robert Capa Gold Medal, Dr. Erich Salomon Prize and Coretta Scott King Award. Peter Magubane is recorded as photographer, journalist and anti-apartheid activist. Peter Magubane is recorded with the citizenship of South Africa.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Peter Magubane may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Peter Magubane is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q1514491.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and DataCite (ZZF – Centre for Contemporary History: Zeithistorische Forschungen).

black child (1982) — Internet Archive. »Africa’s Leading Magazine«. Zur Geschichte von »Drum«, einer Ikone des Journalismus (2016) — DataCite (ZZF – Centre for Contemporary History: Zeithistorische Forschungen).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 1 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 22 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1932Peter Magubane born at Johannesburg.
  2. 1932Peter Magubane was born in 1932 at Johannesburg.
  3. 1982black child (1982) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  4. 1982black child digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 2016»Africa’s Leading Magazine«. Zur Geschichte von »Drum«, einer Ikone des Journalismus digitised by DataCite (ZZF – Centre for Contemporary History: Zeithistorische Forschungen).
  6. 2024Peter Magubane died.
  7. 2024Peter Magubane died in 2024.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Peter Magubane”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Peter Magubane as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1514491: Peter Magubane

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  4. 4.

    “Peter Magubane”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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