Jan Smuts

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human military leader philosopher prime minister statesman

Jan Smuts was a South African statesman, military leader, and philosopher who served as prime minister and played a major role in shaping the post–World War I international order.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → military leader → philosopher → prime minister → statesman →
allegiance	Boer forces → British Empire → Union of South Africa →
awardReceived	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → Order of Merit (United Kingdom) →
citizenship	South Africa → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED →
countryOfBirth	Cape Colony →
countryOfDeath	Union of South Africa →
dateOfBirth	1870-05-24 →
dateOfDeath	1950-09-11 →
educatedAt	Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED → Victoria College, Stellenbosch →
familyName	Smuts →
fieldOfWork	military affairs → philosophy → politics →
fullName	Jan Christiaan Smuts →
givenName	Christiaan → Jan →
hasMonument	Jan Smuts Airport (former name of Johannesburg International Airport) → statue of Jan Smuts in Parliament Square, London →
headOfGovernment	Union of South Africa →
ideology	South African nationalism → liberal imperialism →
languageSpoken	Afrikaans → English →
memberOf	South African Party → United Party (South Africa) →
militaryRank	General →
notableFor	contribution to the preamble of the United Nations Charter → influence on the creation of the League of Nations → leadership of South Africa during World War II → role in drafting the Covenant of the League of Nations → role in shaping post–World War I international order →
notableWork	Holism and Evolution →
occupation	barrister → philosopher → politician → soldier →
participantIn	Second Boer War → World War I → World War II →
philosophicalConcept	holism →
placeOfBirth	near Riebeek West, Cape Colony →
placeOfDeath	Irene, near Pretoria, Union of South Africa →
positionHeld	Chancellor of the University of Cambridge → Chancellor of the University of Cape Town → Minister of Defence of the Union of South Africa → Minister of Justice of the Union of South Africa → Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa →
religion	Calvinism →
spouse	Isie Krige →
studied	law →
termEnd	1924-06-30 → 1948-06-04 →
termStart	1919-09-03 → 1939-09-05 →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square → Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square ("South African statesman Jan Smuts") → Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square ("Prime Minister of South Africa Jan Smuts") →	commemorates
South African Party → United Party (South Africa) →	foundedBy
South African Party → United Party (South Africa) →	leader
South African Party → United Party (South Africa) →	notableMember
South-West Africa Campaign →	commander
Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square →	dedicatedTo
Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square →	depicts
Jan Smuts ("Jan Christiaan Smuts") →	fullName
Commission on the League of Nations →	hasMember
Covenant of the League of Nations →	keyDrafter
Boer forces →	notableCommander
Maritz Rebellion (1914) →	opponentLeader
D. F. Malan →	precededBy
Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square →	subject