Annie Besant

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human orator political activist socialist theosophist writer

Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, theosophist, and political activist who became a leading advocate for Indian self-rule and president of the Indian National Congress.

Aliases (1)

Annie Besant bibliography ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → orator → political activist → socialist → theosophist → writer →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
citizenship	British →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1847-10-01 →
dateOfDeath	1933-09-20 →
educatedAt	home education →
ethnicGroup	English →
familyName	Besant →
fullName	Annie Besant →
givenName	Annie →
knownFor	Home Rule movement in India → advocacy of Indian self-rule → campaigns for birth control → leadership in the Theosophical Society → secularism and free thought →
languageSpoken	English →
maritalStatus	divorced →
memberOf	Fabian Society → Indian National Congress → National Secular Society → Theosophical Society →
movement	Indian independence movement → socialism → theosophy →
notableWork	Esoteric Christianity → The Ancient Wisdom → The Laws of Higher Life →
occupation	educationist → journalist → politician → social reformer →
placeOfBirth	London → United Kingdom →
placeOfDeath	Adyar → British India → Madras Presidency →
positionHeld	President of the Indian National Congress → President of the Theosophical Society Adyar → leader of the Home Rule League →
religion	Anglicanism (former) → Theosophy → atheism (former) →
residence	Adyar → London → Madras →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Frank Besant →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Home Rule movement → Indian National Congress movement → Indian independence movement →	leader
Bal Gangadhar Tilak → The Ancient Wisdom ("Annie Besant bibliography") →	associatedWith
The Ancient Wisdom → The Laws of Higher Life →	author
Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (1920) →	attendedBy
Bal Gangadhar Tilak →	collaboratedWith
Home Rule movement →	foundedBy
Annie Besant →	fullName
Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress (1920) →	hasKeyFigure
University of Madras →	hasNotableAlumni
Theosophy →	hasNotableFigure
British India →	independenceMovementLeader
Besant →	notableBearer
Bengali Renaissance →	notableFigure
Home Rule movement →	significantPerson
Frank Besant →	spouse
Frank Besant →	spouseSeparationFrom