| Full Name |
Maya Angelou |
| Date of Birth |
04 April 1928 |
| Place of Birth |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Date of Death |
28 May 2014 |
| Place of Death |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
- |
| Profession |
Poet, memoirist, activist |
| Years of Activity |
1950s-2014 |
| Brief Information |
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, poems, and books. Her most notable work, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," was published in 1969. |