Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

Puerto Rican historian, writer and activist

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1874

Place of Birth: Santurce, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jun-1938

Profession: librarian, historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (January 24, 1874 – June 10, 1938), was a historian, writer, and activist.
Schomburg was a Puerto Rican of African and German descent who moved to the United States and researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Americans have made to society.
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.