Frederic John Napier Thesiger
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Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederic John Napier Thesiger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1162011 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Frederic John Napier Thesiger Context triple: [Lord Chelmsford, name, Frederic John Napier Thesiger]
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Philip Sherrard
Philip Sherrard was a British scholar, theologian, and translator best known for his influential English translations of Eastern Orthodox spiritual and theological texts.
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Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
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C.
T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence was a British archaeologist, army officer, and writer famed for his role in the Arab Revolt during World War I and immortalized as "Lawrence of Arabia."
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D.
Gerald Templer
Gerald Templer was a British field marshal best known for his leadership in counterinsurgency and colonial military campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frederic John Napier Thesiger Target entity description: Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.
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A.
Philip Sherrard
Philip Sherrard was a British scholar, theologian, and translator best known for his influential English translations of Eastern Orthodox spiritual and theological texts.
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B.
Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
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C.
T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence was a British archaeologist, army officer, and writer famed for his role in the Arab Revolt during World War I and immortalized as "Lawrence of Arabia."
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D.
Gerald Templer
Gerald Templer was a British field marshal best known for his leadership in counterinsurgency and colonial military campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Viceroy of India ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Thesiger ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederic ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George V ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 1st Viscount Chelmsford ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Jallianwala Bagh massacre period as Viceroy
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World War I administration in India ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Government of India Act 1919
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surface form:
Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms
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| occupation |
colonial governor
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Governor of New South Wales 1913
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Governor of Queensland 1909 ⓘ Viceroy of India 1921 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Governor of New South Wales 1909
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Governor of Queensland 1905 ⓘ Viceroy of India 1916 ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
First Lord of the Admiralty
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Governor of New South Wales ⓘ Governor of Queensland ⓘ Lord Chamberlain ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
British Empire administration
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Indian colonial governance ⓘ |
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Subject: Frederic John Napier Thesiger Description of subject: Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.
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