Sir Theophilus Shepstone
E229364
Sir Theophilus Shepstone was a 19th-century British colonial administrator in South Africa, influential in native affairs and territorial annexations under the British Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Theophilus Shepstone canonical | 1 |
| Theophilus Shepstone | 1 |
| William Shepstone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1962444 — 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: Sir Theophilus Shepstone Context triple: [Port Shepstone, namedAfter, Sir Theophilus Shepstone]
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A.
Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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B.
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes was a British imperialist, businessman, and politician in southern Africa whose wealth and will established the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford.
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C.
Hardwicke Rawnsley
Hardwicke Rawnsley was a British clergyman, conservationist, and social reformer best known as a co-founder of the National Trust and an early protector of the Lake District’s natural and cultural heritage.
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D.
Frederik Johannes Willem Reitz
Frederik Johannes Willem Reitz was a South African lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as State President of the Orange Free State and later as State Secretary of the South African Republic.
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E.
Andries Hendrik Potgieter
Andries Hendrik Potgieter was a prominent Voortrekker leader and Boer pioneer who played a key role in establishing early Boer settlements in the interior of southern Africa during the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Theophilus Shepstone Target entity description: Sir Theophilus Shepstone was a 19th-century British colonial administrator in South Africa, influential in native affairs and territorial annexations under the British Empire.
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A.
Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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B.
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes was a British imperialist, businessman, and politician in southern Africa whose wealth and will established the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford.
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C.
Hardwicke Rawnsley
Hardwicke Rawnsley was a British clergyman, conservationist, and social reformer best known as a co-founder of the National Trust and an early protector of the Lake District’s natural and cultural heritage.
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D.
Frederik Johannes Willem Reitz
Frederik Johannes Willem Reitz was a South African lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as State President of the Orange Free State and later as State Secretary of the South African Republic.
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E.
Andries Hendrik Potgieter
Andries Hendrik Potgieter was a prominent Voortrekker leader and Boer pioneer who played a key role in establishing early Boer settlements in the interior of southern Africa during the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
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South African colonial official ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Natal
ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ Zulu Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1817-01-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Westbury-on-Trym ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1877 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1893-06-23 ⓘ |
| describedAs | controversial figure in South African colonial history ⓘ |
| educatedIn | South Africa ⓘ |
| employer |
British Empire
ⓘ
Colony of Natal ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Natal government
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Shepstone ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
ⓘ
native affairs ⓘ |
| givenName | Theophilus ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Denis Shepstone ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of indirect rule over African communities
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influence on British native policy in South Africa ⓘ proclamation of the British annexation of the Transvaal in 1877 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | British imperialism ⓘ |
| name |
Sir Theophilus Shepstone
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Theophilus Shepstone
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| notableEvent | annexation of the South African Republic (Transvaal) by Britain ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Shepstone system of native administration
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annexation of the Transvaal ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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politician ⓘ |
| parent |
Sir Theophilus Shepstone
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Shepstone
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| partOf |
British South Africa
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surface form:
British colonial administration in Southern Africa
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| policyApproach | indirect rule through traditional chiefs ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Administrator of the Transvaal
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Administrator of the Transvaal ⓘ
surface form:
British Special Commissioner to the Transvaal
Secretary for Native Affairs in Natal ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Natal
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Transvaal ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Theophilus Shepstone Description of subject: Sir Theophilus Shepstone was a 19th-century British colonial administrator in South Africa, influential in native affairs and territorial annexations under the British Empire.
Referenced by (3)
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