Brian Urquhart

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Brian Urquhart was a British diplomat and United Nations official renowned for his pioneering role in developing UN peacekeeping operations in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf United Nations official
civil servant
diplomat
human
awardReceived Dag Hammarskjöld Medal
Four Freedoms Award
surface form: Freedom from Fear Award

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the British Empire
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-02-28
dateOfDeath 2021-01-02
describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
New York Times obituary
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Westminster School
employer UK government
surface form: British government

United Nations
familyName Urquhart
fieldOfWork international relations
peacekeeping
genre biography
memoir
givenName Brian
hasHonorificTitle Sir
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf United Nations Secretariat
surface form: Secretariat of the United Nations
militaryBranch British Army
nativeLanguage English
notableFor pioneering role in UN peacekeeping operations
notableWork A Life in Peace and War
Dag Hammarskjöld
surface form: Hammarskjöld (biography)

development of United Nations peacekeeping operations
occupation civil servant
diplomat
writer
participantIn World War II
surface form: Second World War
placeOfBirth Bridport
Dorset
England
placeOfDeath Massachusetts
Tyringham
United States of America
positionHeld Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
residence Massachusetts
sexOrGender male
workLocation New York City

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Urquhart notableBearer Brian Urquhart