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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jan Smuts canonical | 34 |
| Jan Christiaan Smuts | 1 |
| Prime Minister of South Africa Jan Smuts | 1 |
| South African statesman Jan Smuts | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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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)
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| 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
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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
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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
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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
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1939-09-05 ⓘ |
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jan Christiaan Smuts
this entity surface form:
South African statesman Jan Smuts
this entity surface form:
Prime Minister of South Africa Jan Smuts
subject surface form:
United Party (South Africa)
subject surface form:
United Party (South Africa)
subject surface form:
United Party (South Africa)