Booker McConnell
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Booker McConnell was a British food, shipping, and financial conglomerate best known as the original sponsor of the prestigious Booker Prize for literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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conglomerate ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Booker Group plc
NERFINISHED
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Booker McConnell plc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Conglomerate companies of the United Kingdom
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Defunct companies of the United Kingdom ⓘ Food and drink companies of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| corporateForm | public limited company ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Booker Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalConnection |
colonial trade
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sugar industry ⓘ |
| industry |
finance
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food ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| knownFor | sponsorship of the Booker Prize ⓘ |
| legacy | name associated with Booker Prize ⓘ |
| notableImpact | promotion of English-language literature ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Caribbean
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Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInSector |
plantation ownership
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shipping services ⓘ wholesale food distribution ⓘ |
| sponsoredAwardName | Booker Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredAwardType | literary prize ⓘ |
| sponsorOf |
Booker Prize
NERFINISHED
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Booker–McConnell Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorshipBegan | 1969 ⓘ |
| sponsorshipEnded | 2002 ⓘ |
| sponsorshipTransferredTo |
Man Booker Prize
NERFINISHED
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Man Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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