Frederic Pryor
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Frederic Pryor was an American economics student who was arrested in East Germany in 1961 and later became known for being one of the prisoners exchanged during the Cold War spy swap depicted in the film "Bridge of Spies."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frederic Pryor canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| arrestedBy |
Ministry of the Interior of the GDR
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surface form:
East German authorities
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| causeOfDeath | Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1961-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-04-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-09-02 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Wassily Leontief ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Michigan
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative economics
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economic systems ⓘ economics ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | academic research in economics ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| hasCause | arrest related to Berlin Wall crisis ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
Bridge of Spies
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surface form:
film "Bridge of Spies"
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | faculty of Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being arrested in East Germany in 1961
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being mistakenly suspected as a spy by East German authorities ⓘ being part of a Cold War prisoner exchange ⓘ inspiration for events depicted in the film "Bridge of Spies" ⓘ long teaching career at Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| notableWork | studies on economic systems and property rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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university professor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cold War
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Glienicke Bridge prisoner exchange ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War prisoner exchange of 1962 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Owosso, Michigan
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surface form:
Owosso, Michigan, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pennsylvania, United States of America
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| placeOfDetention | East Berlin ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Bridge of Spies
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surface form:
film "Bridge of Spies"
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| positionHeld | professor of economics at Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| reasonForDetention | suspicion of espionage by East German authorities ⓘ |
| residence |
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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