William Stephenson
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World War II person
businessperson
human
industrialist
intelligence officer
military officer
spymaster
William Stephenson was a Canadian-born spymaster and industrialist who played a key role in Allied intelligence operations during World War II and is often cited as an inspiration for Ian Fleming’s James Bond.
Aliases (3)
- Sir William Stephenson ×3
- Sir William Samuel Stephenson ×1
- William Samuel Stephenson ×1
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
World War II person
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businessperson → human → industrialist → intelligence officer → military officer → spymaster → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Intrepid
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Sir William Samuel Stephenson → |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Canada
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Knight Bachelor → Order of the British Empire → |
| basedIn |
New York City
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| conflict |
World War I
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World War II → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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| dateOfBirth |
1897-01-23
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| dateOfDeath |
1989-01-31
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| decoratedFor |
services to Allied intelligence in World War II
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| employer |
British Security Coordination
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British government → |
| ethnicGroup |
Canadian of Icelandic and Scottish descent
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| fieldOfWork |
covert operations
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intelligence → signals intelligence → |
| genreOfActivity |
espionage
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| hasGender |
male
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| honorificPrefix |
Sir
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| influenced |
development of American wartime intelligence structures
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| inspired |
aspects of Ian Fleming’s character James Bond
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| knownFor |
codename "Intrepid"
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| militaryBranch |
Canadian Expeditionary Force
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Royal Flying Corps → |
| name |
William Stephenson
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| notableFor |
coordinating British and American intelligence during World War II
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influencing the creation of the Office of Strategic Services → |
| notableWork |
leadership of British Security Coordination in New York
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| occupation |
business executive
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industrialist → intelligence officer → spymaster → |
| participatedIn |
Anglo-American intelligence cooperation
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| placeOfBirth |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| placeOfDeath |
Paget, Bermuda
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| positionHeld |
head of British Security Coordination
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| residence |
Bermuda
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United Kingdom → United States → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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British Security Coordination
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British Security Coordination → Camp X → |
notableCommander |
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Intrepid
("William Samuel Stephenson")
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aliasOf |
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William Stephenson
("Sir William Samuel Stephenson")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Intrepid Park
("Sir William Stephenson")
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associatedWith |
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British Security Coordination
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employer |
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Camp X
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keyFigure |
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British Security Coordination
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leader |
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A Man Called Intrepid
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mainCharacter |
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William Stephenson
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name |
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Intrepid Park
("Sir William Stephenson")
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namedAfter |
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Medal for Merit
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notableRecipient |
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Intrepid
("Sir William Stephenson")
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refersTo |
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A Man Called Intrepid
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subject |