Annie Besant
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annie Besant canonical | 33 |
| Annie Besant Reddy | 1 |
| Annie Besant bibliography | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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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 self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Annie ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Home Rule movement
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surface form:
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
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Indian National Congress ⓘ National Secular Society ⓘ Theosophy ⓘ
surface form:
Theosophical Society
|
| movement |
Indian independence movement
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socialism ⓘ theosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Esoteric Christianity
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The Ancient Wisdom ⓘ The Laws of Higher Life ⓘ |
| occupation |
educationist
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journalist ⓘ politician ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Adyar River
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surface form:
Adyar
British India ⓘ Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Indian National Congress
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President of the Theosophical Society Adyar ⓘ leader of the Home Rule League ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglican Communion
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surface form:
Anglicanism (former)
Theosophy ⓘ atheism (former) ⓘ |
| residence |
Adyar River
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surface form:
Adyar
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Chennai ⓘ
surface form:
Madras
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Frank Besant ⓘ |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Annie Besant bibliography
subject surface form:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
this entity surface form:
Annie Besant Reddy