Lester B. Pearson
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Lester B. Pearson was a Canadian diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Canada and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Crisis.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Lester Bowles Pearson | 0 | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian politician
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate → Prime Minister of Canada → diplomat → human → |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Canada
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Nobel Peace Prize → Order of Merit → |
| causeOfDeath | cancer → |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | Canada → |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-04-23 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-12-27 → |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Oxford
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surface form:
St John's College, Oxford
University of Toronto → |
| familyName | Pearson → |
| fieldOfWork |
international relations
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politics → |
| fullName |
Lester B. Pearson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lester Bowles Pearson
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| givenName | Lester → |
| introducedPolicy |
Adoption of the Maple Leaf flag of Canada
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Canada Pension Plan → Universal health care framework in Canada → |
| knownFor |
advocacy of peacekeeping
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modernization of Canadian social programs → |
| languageSpoken | English → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party of Canada → |
| middleName | Bowles → |
| militaryBranch |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
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surface form:
Canadian Army
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| NobelPeacePrizeFor | proposal for a United Nations peacekeeping force during the Suez Crisis → |
| NobelPeacePrizeYear | 1957 → |
| notableAchievement | Helped create the first large-scale United Nations peacekeeping force → |
| notableWork | Role in resolving the Suez Crisis → |
| numberOfChildren | 2 → |
| officeEndTime | 1968-04-20 → |
| officeHeld | 14th Prime Minister of Canada → |
| officeStartTime | 1963-04-22 → |
| placeOfBirth | Newtonbrook, Ontario, Canada → |
| placeOfDeath |
Ottawa
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surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| positionHeld |
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
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Member of Parliament of Canada → Prime Minister of Canada → Secretary of State for External Affairs → |
| precededBy | John Diefenbaker → |
| religion | Methodism → |
| spouse | Maryon Pearson → |
| succeededBy | Pierre Trudeau → |
| workedFor |
Department of External Affairs (Canada)
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Canadian federal government (Ottawa) →
surface form:
Government of Canada
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Lester Bowles Pearson
this entity surface form:
Lester Bowles Pearson
subject surface form:
Lester (given name)