Alfred Harmsworth
E173811
Alfred Harmsworth was a pioneering British newspaper magnate and press baron who helped shape modern popular journalism in the early 20th century.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1521583 — 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: Alfred Harmsworth Context triple: [Daily Mirror, founder, Alfred Harmsworth]
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Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Beaverbrook was a powerful British newspaper magnate and politician who played a crucial role in wartime production and propaganda during the Second World War.
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Baron Walter Rothschild
Baron Walter Rothschild was a British banker, zoologist, and politician who played a key role in early Zionist history as the recipient of the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
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Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet was a Canadian-born British media magnate who built a vast newspaper and broadcasting empire and became one of the most influential press barons of the 20th century.
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Sir William Collyer
Sir William Collyer is a respectable, emotionally reserved judge in Terence Rattigan’s play *The Deep Blue Sea*, whose failed marriage to Hester Collyer highlights the constraints and repressions of postwar British society.
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David Astor
David Astor was a prominent British newspaper editor and publisher, best known for transforming The Observer into an influential liberal and intellectual weekly in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alfred Harmsworth Target entity description: Alfred Harmsworth was a pioneering British newspaper magnate and press baron who helped shape modern popular journalism in the early 20th century.
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A.
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Beaverbrook was a powerful British newspaper magnate and politician who played a crucial role in wartime production and propaganda during the Second World War.
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B.
Baron Walter Rothschild
Baron Walter Rothschild was a British banker, zoologist, and politician who played a key role in early Zionist history as the recipient of the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
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C.
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet was a Canadian-born British media magnate who built a vast newspaper and broadcasting empire and became one of the most influential press barons of the 20th century.
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Sir William Collyer
Sir William Collyer is a respectable, emotionally reserved judge in Terence Rattigan’s play *The Deep Blue Sea*, whose failed marriage to Hester Collyer highlights the constraints and repressions of postwar British society.
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E.
David Astor
David Astor was a prominent British newspaper editor and publisher, best known for transforming The Observer into an influential liberal and intellectual weekly in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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human ⓘ media magnate ⓘ newspaper proprietor ⓘ press baron ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alfred Harmsworth
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surface form:
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
Alfred Harmsworth ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Northcliffe
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| birthDate | 1865-07-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chapelizod, County Dublin, Ireland ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St Mary the Virgin Church, Thame
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surface form:
St Mary’s Church, Thame, Oxfordshire
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| causeOfDeath | infective endocarditis ⓘ |
| coFounded | Amalgamated Press ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdViscount | 1918 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1922-08-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St Marylebone Grammar School ⓘ |
| elevatedToPeerage | 1905 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Harmsworth ⓘ |
| founded |
Daily Mail
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Daily Mirror ⓘ |
| fullName |
Alfred Harmsworth
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth
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| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| influenced | British public opinion during the First World War ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovations in newspaper layout and headlines
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sensationalist and populist journalistic style ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1888 ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering mass-circulation popular newspapers in Britain
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shaping modern popular journalism in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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journalist ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| owned |
The Observer
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The Times ⓘ |
| parent |
Alfred Harmsworth
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alfred Harmsworth Sr.
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Conservative ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sibling |
Cecil Harmsworth
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Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
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| spouse | Mary Elizabeth Milner ⓘ |
| title |
Alfred Harmsworth
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron Northcliffe
Baronet ⓘ Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Viscount Northcliffe
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Subject: Alfred Harmsworth Description of subject: Alfred Harmsworth was a pioneering British newspaper magnate and press baron who helped shape modern popular journalism in the early 20th century.
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