Jan Smuts

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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
Dominion of South Africa
surface form: 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
surface form: Order of Merit (United Kingdom)
citizenship South Africa
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
countryOfBirth Cape Colony
countryOfDeath Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
dateOfBirth 1870-05-24
dateOfDeath 1950-09-11
educatedAt Christ's College, Cambridge
Victoria College, Stellenbosch
familyName Smuts
fieldOfWork military affairs
philosophy
politics
fullName Jan Smuts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jan Christiaan Smuts
givenName Christiaan
Jan
hasMonument O. R. Tambo International Airport
surface form: Jan Smuts Airport (former name of Johannesburg International Airport)

Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square
surface form: statue of Jan Smuts in Parliament Square, London
headOfGovernment Dominion of South Africa
surface form: 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 South Africa
surface form: 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

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D. F. Malan precededBy Jan Smuts
South African Party foundedBy Jan Smuts
South African Party leader Jan Smuts
Boer forces notableCommander Jan Smuts
Jan Smuts fullName Jan Smuts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jan Christiaan Smuts
Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square commemorates Jan Smuts
this entity surface form: South African statesman Jan Smuts
Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square commemorates Jan Smuts
this entity surface form: Prime Minister of South Africa Jan Smuts
United Party foundedBy Jan Smuts
subject surface form: United Party (South Africa)
United Party primeMinisterProvided Jan Smuts
subject surface form: United Party (South Africa)
United Party parliamentaryLeader Jan Smuts
subject surface form: United Party (South Africa)
Smuts government leader Jan Smuts
Holism and Evolution author Jan Smuts
Isie Krige spouse Jan Smuts
Riebeek West birthplaceOf Jan Smuts