Basil Hume
E448968
Basil Hume was a prominent 20th-century English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Westminster and was widely respected for his pastoral leadership and ecumenical work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basil Hume canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4422567 — 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: Basil Hume Context triple: [Basil, hasNotableBearer, Basil Hume]
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Leo Amery
Leo Amery was a prominent British Conservative politician and journalist who served in several key government posts during the early to mid-20th century, particularly noted for his role in imperial and wartime policy.
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Philip Noel-Baker
Philip Noel-Baker was a British politician, diplomat, and Nobel Peace Prize–winning disarmament advocate who held several senior government posts in the mid-20th century.
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Cecil Harcourt-Smith
Cecil Harcourt-Smith was a British archaeologist and museum director best known for his leadership roles at the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in the early 20th century.
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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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Cecil Clementi
Cecil Clementi was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong and later as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Basil Hume Target entity description: Basil Hume was a prominent 20th-century English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Westminster and was widely respected for his pastoral leadership and ecumenical work.
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A.
Leo Amery
Leo Amery was a prominent British Conservative politician and journalist who served in several key government posts during the early to mid-20th century, particularly noted for his role in imperial and wartime policy.
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B.
Philip Noel-Baker
Philip Noel-Baker was a British politician, diplomat, and Nobel Peace Prize–winning disarmament advocate who held several senior government posts in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Cecil Harcourt-Smith
Cecil Harcourt-Smith was a British archaeologist and museum director best known for his leadership roles at the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in the early 20th century.
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D.
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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E.
Cecil Clementi
Cecil Clementi was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong and later as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Archbishop
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Benedictine monk ⓘ Catholic cardinal ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| appointedAsArchbishopOfWestminsterBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of Merit ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1923-03-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalateStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1999-06-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ampleforth College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Benet's Hall, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeAsArchbishopOfWestminster | 1999 ⓘ |
| episcopalSee | Archdiocese of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | George Basil Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDenomination | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Eminence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | OSB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ecumenical work
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pastoral leadership ⓘ role in the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
English Benedictine Congregation
NERFINISHED
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Order of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
promotion of interfaith dialogue
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public advocacy on social justice issues in the UK ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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theologian ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Second Vatican Council implementation in England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Westminster Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey
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Archbishop of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| startTimeAsArchbishopOfWestminster | 1976 ⓘ |
| succeeded | Cardinal John Heenan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Basil Hume Description of subject: Basil Hume was a prominent 20th-century English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Westminster and was widely respected for his pastoral leadership and ecumenical work.
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