Vernon Kell
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Vernon Kell was a British army officer and intelligence pioneer who became the founding director of MI5, the United Kingdom’s domestic security and counter-espionage service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vernon Kell canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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civil servant ⓘ human ⓘ intelligence officer ⓘ spymaster ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Officier de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Officer of the Legion of Honour
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| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
Security Service
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War Office ⓘ |
| familyName | Kell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
counter-espionage
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domestic security ⓘ intelligence ⓘ |
| founded |
Security Service (MI5)
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surface form:
MI5
Security Service ⓘ |
| fullName | Vernon George Waldegrave Kell ⓘ |
| givenName | Vernon ⓘ |
| hasRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Chinese
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English ⓘ German ⓘ Polish ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Army general staff
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surface form:
British Army General Staff
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| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | co-founded the Secret Service Bureau in 1909 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding director of MI5
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organizing counter-espionage against German spies in the United Kingdom before and during World War I ⓘ pioneer of British domestic intelligence ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of British counter-espionage system before and during World War I ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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intelligence officer ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Secret Intelligence Service
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surface form:
Secret Service Bureau
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| positionHeld |
Director General of the Security Service
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head of MI5 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Constance Kell ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Whitehall ⓘ |
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