Sir Merton Russell-Cotes
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Sir Merton Russell-Cotes was a British Victorian-era hotelier, art collector, and philanthropist best known for creating and donating the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in Bournemouth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Merton Russell-Cotes | 1 |
| Sir Merton Russell-Cotes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir Merton Russell-Cotes Context triple: [Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, foundedBy, Sir Merton Russell-Cotes]
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Sir Robert Morton
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Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
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John Bowes Morrell
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Sir Henry Doulton
Sir Henry Doulton was a prominent 19th-century English industrialist and pottery manufacturer who expanded his family’s Lambeth pottery into the internationally renowned Doulton & Co. (later Royal Doulton).
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Talbot Rothwell
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Target entity: Sir Merton Russell-Cotes Target entity description: Sir Merton Russell-Cotes was a British Victorian-era hotelier, art collector, and philanthropist best known for creating and donating the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in Bournemouth.
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A.
Sir Robert Morton
Sir Robert Morton is a brilliant, aloof barrister in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," renowned for his formidable courtroom skills and moral integrity.
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B.
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, was a prominent 19th-century British statesman and close ally of Florence Nightingale, known for his influential role in military and healthcare reforms during and after the Crimean War.
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C.
John Bowes Morrell
John Bowes Morrell was a prominent English historian, author, and civic leader from York who played a key role in the founding and development of the University of York.
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Sir Henry Doulton
Sir Henry Doulton was a prominent 19th-century English industrialist and pottery manufacturer who expanded his family’s Lambeth pottery into the internationally renowned Doulton & Co. (later Royal Doulton).
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E.
Talbot Rothwell
Talbot Rothwell was a British screenwriter best known for writing many of the popular "Carry On" comedy films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victorian-era businessman
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art collector ⓘ hotelier ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bournemouth civic life
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development of Bournemouth as a resort ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| donated | Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art collecting
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hospitality industry ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| founded | Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Victorian art collecting ⓘ |
| hasCollectionIn | Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | knighthood ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
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donating the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum to Bournemouth ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Merton Russell-Cotes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
donating his private art collection to the town of Bournemouth
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establishing a public art gallery and museum in Bournemouth ⓘ |
| notableWork | Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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hotelier ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
arts
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culture ⓘ public museums ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Bournemouth
NERFINISHED
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Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| residence |
Bournemouth
NERFINISHED
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Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| socialRole | local benefactor in Bournemouth ⓘ |
| spouse | Annie Russell-Cotes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Merton Russell-Cotes Description of subject: Sir Merton Russell-Cotes was a British Victorian-era hotelier, art collector, and philanthropist best known for creating and donating the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in Bournemouth.
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