Anthony Blunt
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Anthony Blunt was a British art historian and former Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures who was later exposed as a member of the Cambridge Five Soviet spy ring.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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Soviet agent ⓘ art historian ⓘ human ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
NERFINISHED
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Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| confessedToSpying | 1964 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-09-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-03-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Marlborough College
NERFINISHED
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
British Security Service (MI5)
NERFINISHED
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Courtauld Institute of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exposedAsSpy | 1979 ⓘ |
| familyName | Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Baroque art
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Renaissance art ⓘ art history ⓘ |
| fullName | Anthony Frederick Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| honourRevoked | knighthood ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures
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member of the Cambridge Five spy ring ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cambridge Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Art and Architecture in France, 1500–1700
NERFINISHED
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Nicolas Poussin (monograph) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Drawings of Nicolas Poussin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
art historian
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intelligence officer ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bournemouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art
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Professor of the History of Art, University of London ⓘ Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| specializedIn | Nicolas Poussin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiedFor | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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