John Buchan
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John Buchan was a Scottish novelist, historian, and politician best known for his adventure novel "The Thirty-Nine Steps" and for serving as Governor General of Canada.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Buchan canonical | 7 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1875-08-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Perth, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | Richard Hannay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1940-02-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brasenose College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Buchan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history
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literature ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| fullName | John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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historical writing ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | 1st Baron Tweedsmuir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1907 ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Edward VIII
NERFINISHED
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George V NERFINISHED ⓘ George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Governor General of Canada
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writing the novel "The Thirty-Nine Steps" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Greenmantle
NERFINISHED
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Mr Standfast NERFINISHED ⓘ Prester John NERFINISHED ⓘ Sick Heart River NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thirty-Nine Steps NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three Hostages NERFINISHED ⓘ Witch Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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biographer ⓘ historian ⓘ novelist ⓘ politician ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1940-02-11 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1935-11-02 ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Unionist Party (Scotland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor General of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| spouse | Susan Charlotte Grosvenor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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