Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
BornJanuary 24, 1875
Santurce, Puerto Rico
DiedJune 10, 1938(1938-06-10) (aged 64)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityPuerto Rican
MovementHarlem Renaissance
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Hatcher, m. 1895–1900 (until her death)

Elizabeth Morrow Taylor, m. 1902–before 1914 (until her death)

Elizabeth Green, m. 1914–1938
Notes
Schomburg, also known as Arthur Schomburg, took an active role advocating Puerto Rico's independence.

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (January 24, 1874 – June 10, 1938), was a historian,[1] writer, bibliophile, collector,[2] and activist. He also wrote many books.[3] Schomburg was a Puerto Rican of African and German descent. He moved to the United States in 1891, settling in New York City, where he researched and raised awareness of the contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and African Americans have made to society.[4] He was an important intellectual figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Over the years, he collected literature, art, slave narratives, and other materials of African history, which were purchased to become the basis of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, named in his honor, at the New York Public Library (NYPL) branch in Harlem.[5]

  1. ^ "Arthur Schomburg and the Harlem Renaissance". amsterdamnews.com. January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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  3. ^ Diouf, Sylviane Anna (18 January 2007). "Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938)". Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Hoffnung-Garskof, Jesse (2001). "The Migrations of Arturo Schomburg: On Being Antillano, Negro, and Puerto Rican in New York 1891-1938". Journal of American Ethnic History. 21 (1): 3–49. doi:10.2307/27502778. ISSN 0278-5927. JSTOR 27502778. S2CID 254487524.
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