Teju Cole

Teju Cole (born 1975) is an American art historian, writer and photographer.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Obayemi Babajide Adetokunbo Onafuwa.

Born at Michigan in 1975.

In detail

Teju Cole studied at Columbia University and Kalamazoo College. the recorded working language is American English, English and Nigerian Pidgin.

Employment is recorded with Bard College. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are Open City and Every Day is for the Thief.

Distinctions recorded are Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, International Literature Award, Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes and Guggenheim Fellowship.

Sources

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

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Teju Cole”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Consult the source
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2401060: Teju Cole
Consult the source

Record

Kind of record: Photographer
Born: 1975
Awards: Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award,International Literature Award,Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes,Guggenheim Fellowship
Family: photographers
Authority: Q2401060
Employers: Bard College
Languages: American English,English,Nigerian Pidgin
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Birth name: Obayemi Babajide Adetokunbo Onafuwa
Production: one_pass
Birth place: Michigan
Educated at: Columbia University,Kalamazoo College
Nationality: United States,Nigeria
Occupations: art historian,writer,photographer,novelist
Notable works: Open City,Every Day is for the Thief
External identifiers: wikidata: Q2401060 · wikipedia: Teju Cole
Published: 14 August 2026
Last substantive revision: 14 August 2026

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept.

Browse the Encyclopedia