Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell
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Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell, was a prominent British historian and Liberal Democrat politician known for his influential work on the causes of the English Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell Context triple: [Bertrand Russell, child, Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell]
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John Russell, Viscount Amberley
John Russell, Viscount Amberley was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and freethinker, notable as the father of philosopher Bertrand Russell and for his progressive views on religion and social issues.
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3rd Earl Russell
3rd Earl Russell is the British hereditary peerage title held by the philosopher, logician, and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
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C.
William Wellesley-Pole
William Wellesley-Pole was a British politician and nobleman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his senior governmental roles and as a member of the influential Wellesley family that included the Duke of Wellington.
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D.
Lord Browne of Madingley
Lord Browne of Madingley is a British businessman and former chief executive of BP, noted for his influential role in the global energy industry and public service in engineering and education.
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E.
Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam
Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam, was an 18th–19th century Irish peer, art collector, and philanthropist whose bequest of his extensive art and manuscript collection led to the creation of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell Target entity description: Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell, was a prominent British historian and Liberal Democrat politician known for his influential work on the causes of the English Civil War.
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A.
John Russell, Viscount Amberley
John Russell, Viscount Amberley was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and freethinker, notable as the father of philosopher Bertrand Russell and for his progressive views on religion and social issues.
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B.
3rd Earl Russell
3rd Earl Russell is the British hereditary peerage title held by the philosopher, logician, and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
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C.
William Wellesley-Pole
William Wellesley-Pole was a British politician and nobleman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his senior governmental roles and as a member of the influential Wellesley family that included the Duke of Wellington.
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D.
Lord Browne of Madingley
Lord Browne of Madingley is a British businessman and former chief executive of BP, noted for his influential role in the global energy industry and public service in engineering and education.
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E.
Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam
Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam, was an 18th–19th century Irish peer, art collector, and philanthropist whose bequest of his extensive art and manuscript collection led to the creation of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British historian
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Liberal Democrat politician ⓘ human ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Bachelor of Arts ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
early modern history
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
British academia
ⓘ
United Kingdom politics ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| dateOfBirth | 1937-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-10-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Merton College, Oxford
ⓘ
Winchester College ⓘ |
| employer |
King’s College London
ⓘ
surface form:
King's College London
University College London ⓘ University of Birmingham ⓘ University of Kent ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| familyName | Russell ⓘ |
| father |
Bertrand Russell
ⓘ
surface form:
Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
|
| fieldOfWork |
early modern British history
ⓘ
history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| fullName | Conrad Sebastian Robert Russell ⓘ |
| genre | historical writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Conrad ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
revisionist interpretation of the English Civil War
ⓘ
studies of the causes of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Democrats
ⓘ
Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| mother | Patricia Spence ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 5th Earl Russell ⓘ |
| notableIdea | multi-kingdom interpretation of the causes of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Parliament of 1629
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliamentary History in Perspective, 1604–1629
The Causes of the English Civil War ⓘ The Crisis of Parliaments: English History 1509–1660 ⓘ The Fall of the British Monarchies, 1637–1642 ⓘ Unrevolutionary England, 1603–1642 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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politician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Liberal Democrats
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surface form:
Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
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| placeOfBirth | Chelsea, London, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the House of Lords
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hereditary peer in the House of Lords ⓘ life peer in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| relative |
Frank Russell, 2nd Earl Russell
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell ⓘ Kate Amberley ⓘ |
| religion | agnosticism ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
English Civil War
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Stuart ⓘ
surface form:
Stuart England
|
| spouse | Elizabeth Sanders ⓘ |
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Subject: Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell Description of subject: Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell, was a prominent British historian and Liberal Democrat politician known for his influential work on the causes of the English Civil War.
Referenced by (5)
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