Adrienne Clarkson

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Adrienne Clarkson is a Canadian journalist, author, and stateswoman who served as the 26th Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005.

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Label Occurrences
Adrienne Clarkson canonical 16
Adrienne Clarkson Presents 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor General of Canada
author
human
journalist
stateswoman
appointedBy Jean Chrétien
awardReceived Order of Canada
Order of Ontario
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
birthName Adrienne Poy
countryOfBirth China
countryOfCitizenship Canada
educatedAt La Sorbonne
surface form: Sorbonne

Trinity College, University of Toronto
University of Toronto
employer CBC
surface form: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
endTime 2005
ethnicGroup Chinese Canadian
familyName Clarkson
fieldOfWork broadcast journalism
literature
givenName Adrienne
immigratedTo Canada
languageSpoken Cantonese
English
French
memberOf Order of Canada
Order of Ontario
Queen’s Privy Council for Canada
surface form: Privy Council for Canada
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
name Adrienne Clarkson self-link
notableAchievement first visible minority Governor General of Canada
second woman to serve as Governor General of Canada
notableWork “Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship”
“Heart Matters”
“Room for All of Us”
“True North”
occupation author
journalist
stateswoman
television host
ordinalInOffice 26th Governor General of Canada
placeOfBirth Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong
positionHeld Chancellor of the Order of Canada
Governor General of Canada
surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces

Governor General of Canada
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Ottawa
spouse John Ralston Saul
Stephen Clarkson
startTime 1999

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Instruction
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# Requirements
- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Adrienne Clarkson
Description of subject: Adrienne Clarkson is a Canadian journalist, author, and stateswoman who served as the 26th Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005.

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Ralston Saul spouse Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Clarkson name Adrienne Clarkson self-link
“True North” author Adrienne Clarkson
subject surface form: True North
“True North” mainSubject Adrienne Clarkson
subject surface form: True North
“True North” hasAuthor Adrienne Clarkson
subject surface form: True North
“Room for All of Us” author Adrienne Clarkson
subject surface form: Room for All of Us
“Room for All of Us” workOf Adrienne Clarkson
subject surface form: Room for All of Us
“Heart Matters” author Adrienne Clarkson
subject surface form: Heart Matters
“Heart Matters” mainSubject Adrienne Clarkson
subject surface form: Heart Matters
“Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship” author Adrienne Clarkson
subject surface form: Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship
“Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship” relatedWork Adrienne Clarkson
subject surface form: Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship
Stephen Clarkson spouse Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne hasNotableBearer Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Poy birthNameOf Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Poy alsoKnownAs Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Poy notableWork Adrienne Clarkson
this entity surface form: Adrienne Clarkson Presents