Sir John H. Plumb
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Sir John H. Plumb was a prominent 20th-century British historian renowned for his influential works on 18th-century Britain and his role in shaping modern historical scholarship.
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| Sir John H. Plumb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir John H. Plumb Context triple: [Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, Sir John H. Plumb]
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Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
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Louis Trevelyan
Louis Trevelyan is the increasingly jealous and obsessive central figure of Anthony Trollope’s novel "He Knew He Was Right," whose suspicions and stubborn pride lead to the destruction of his marriage and happiness.
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Nicholas Vansittart
Nicholas Vansittart was a British Tory politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer during the early 19th century, becoming one of the longest-serving holders of that office.
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D.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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E.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Hugh Trevor-Roper was a prominent 20th-century British historian and Oxford professor best known for his works on early modern Europe and Nazi Germany, including his influential study "The Last Days of Hitler."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir John H. Plumb Target entity description: Sir John H. Plumb was a prominent 20th-century British historian renowned for his influential works on 18th-century Britain and his role in shaping modern historical scholarship.
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A.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
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B.
Louis Trevelyan
Louis Trevelyan is the increasingly jealous and obsessive central figure of Anthony Trollope’s novel "He Knew He Was Right," whose suspicions and stubborn pride lead to the destruction of his marriage and happiness.
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C.
Nicholas Vansittart
Nicholas Vansittart was a British Tory politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer during the early 19th century, becoming one of the longest-serving holders of that office.
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D.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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E.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Hugh Trevor-Roper was a prominent 20th-century British historian and Oxford professor best known for his works on early modern Europe and Nazi Germany, including his influential study "The Last Days of Hitler."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British historian
ⓘ
historian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the British Academy
ⓘ
Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| dateOfBirth | 1911-08-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-10-21 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 20th-century British historian renowned for works on 18th-century Britain ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ's College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leicester School of Art ⓘ London School of Economics ⓘ |
| employer |
King's College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| familyName | Plumb ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
18th-century British history
ⓘ
British history ⓘ history ⓘ |
| genre | historical writing ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern British historiography
ⓘ
study of 18th-century Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Academy
ⓘ
Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ King's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | modern historical scholarship ⓘ |
| notableWork |
England in the Eighteenth Century
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Royal Heritage ⓘ Sir Robert Walpole: The King’s Minister ⓘ Sir Robert Walpole: The Making of a Statesman ⓘ The Death of the Past ⓘ The First Four Georges ⓘ The Growth of Political Stability in England 1675–1725 ⓘ The Making of a Historian ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Leicester ⓘ Leicestershire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
CAMBRIDGE
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surface form:
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire, England ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridgeshire
England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Master of Christ's College, Cambridge
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Professor of Modern English History at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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