St. John Philby

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St. John Philby was a British Arabist, explorer, and intelligence officer renowned for his extensive travels and political influence in the Arabian Peninsula in the early 20th century.

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H. St. John B. Philby 1
Harry St. John Bridger Philby 1
St John Philby 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Arabist
civil servant
explorer
human
intelligence officer
political advisor
writer
advisorTo Ibn Saud
alsoKnownAs St. John Philby
surface form: H. St. John B. Philby

Jack Philby
birthCountry British Ceylon
birthDate 1885-04-03
birthPlace Badulla
child Kim Philby
citizenship United Kingdom
convertedToReligion Islam
deathDate 1960-09-30
diedCountry Lebanon
diedIn Beirut
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge
Westminster School
employer UK government
surface form: British government

Indian Civil Service
familyName Kim Philby
surface form: Philby
fieldOfWork Arabian Peninsula exploration
Middle Eastern politics
fullName St. John Philby self-linksurface differs
surface form: Harry St. John Bridger Philby
givenName Harry
St. John Rivers
surface form: St. John
knownFor supporting Ibn Saud over the Hashemites
languageSpoken Arabic
English
notableFor advising Ibn Saud
exploration of the Arabian Peninsula
political influence in Arabia
writings on Arabia
notableWork Arabia of the Wahhabis
Saudi Arabia
Rub al Khali
surface form: The Empty Quarter

The Heart of Arabia
occupation Arabist
civil servant
explorer
intelligence officer
writer
parentOf Kim Philby
religion Islam
spouse Dora Johnston
workedIn Arabian Peninsula
Iraq
Transjordan

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Rub al Khali exploredBy St. John Philby
Kim Philby father St. John Philby
this entity surface form: St John Philby
St. John Philby fullName St. John Philby self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Harry St. John Bridger Philby
St. John Philby alsoKnownAs St. John Philby
this entity surface form: H. St. John B. Philby