Alfred Milner
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Alfred Milner was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for his role in shaping imperial policy in southern Africa around the time of the Second Boer War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred Milner canonical | 3 |
| Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7372073 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Alfred Milner Context triple: [British South Africa, linkedToPerson, Alfred Milner]
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Frederick Francis Maude
Frederick Francis Maude was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Crimean War.
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B.
Sir Henry McMahon
Sir Henry McMahon was a British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his role in the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence during World War I, which shaped subsequent Middle Eastern politics.
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C.
Sir Herbert Walker
Sir Herbert Walker was a prominent British railway administrator best known for modernizing and expanding the Southern Railway network in the early 20th century.
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D.
Hardwicke Rawnsley
Hardwicke Rawnsley was a British clergyman, conservationist, and social reformer best known as a co-founder of the National Trust and an early protector of the Lake District’s natural and cultural heritage.
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E.
Edwin Samuel Montagu
Edwin Samuel Montagu was a British Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for India and played a key role in shaping early 20th-century constitutional reforms for British India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alfred Milner Target entity description: Alfred Milner was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for his role in shaping imperial policy in southern Africa around the time of the Second Boer War.
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A.
Frederick Francis Maude
Frederick Francis Maude was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Crimean War.
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B.
Sir Henry McMahon
Sir Henry McMahon was a British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his role in the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence during World War I, which shaped subsequent Middle Eastern politics.
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C.
Sir Herbert Walker
Sir Herbert Walker was a prominent British railway administrator best known for modernizing and expanding the Southern Railway network in the early 20th century.
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D.
Hardwicke Rawnsley
Hardwicke Rawnsley was a British clergyman, conservationist, and social reformer best known as a co-founder of the National Trust and an early protector of the Lake District’s natural and cultural heritage.
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E.
Edwin Samuel Montagu
Edwin Samuel Montagu was a British Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for India and played a key role in shaping early 20th-century constitutional reforms for British India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British statesman
ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
NERFINISHED
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | sleep apnoea ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1854-03-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1925-05-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King's College School, London NERFINISHED ⓘ Tubingen University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Milner's Kindergarten
NERFINISHED
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role in Second Boer War ⓘ shaping British imperial policy in southern Africa ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| movement | British imperialism ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Milner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viscount Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Nation and the Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Paris Peace Conference, 1919
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Giessen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Sturry Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Orange River Colony
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Governor of Transvaal Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of the Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ High Commissioner for Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for War NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for the Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Orange River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Alfred Milner Description of subject: Alfred Milner was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for his role in shaping imperial policy in southern Africa around the time of the Second Boer War.
Referenced by (6)
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