Conrad Black

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Conrad Black is a Canadian-born former media mogul, historian, and author best known for building a global newspaper empire and later being convicted of fraud in the United States.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
businessperson
historian
human
media proprietor
political commentator
appointedBy Elizabeth II
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
citizenship Canada
United Kingdom
convictedBy United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
convictedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
convictedOf fraud
countryOfBirth Canada
countryOfResidence Canada
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1944-08-25
educatedAt Carleton University
McGill University
York University
surface form: Osgoode Hall Law School

Université Laval
Upper Canada College
familyName Black
founded Hollinger Inc.
givenName Conrad
memberOf House of Lords
nobleTitle life peer
notableFor building a global newspaper empire
legal controversies related to Hollinger International
notableWork A Life in Progress
Rise to Greatness: The History of Canada
biography of Donald Trump
biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt
biography of Richard M. Nixon
occupation author
columnist
historian
media executive
owned Chicago Sun-Times
National Post
The Daily Telegraph
The Jerusalem Post
The Spectator
placeOfBirth Montreal
positionHeld chairman of Hollinger International
chief executive officer of Hollinger International
religion Roman Catholicism
sentence prison term in the United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Barbara Amiel
title Baron Black of Crossharbour

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Black hasNotableBearer Conrad Black