Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin

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Scottish nobleman diplomat human

Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat best known for removing and transporting the Parthenon sculptures—now commonly called the Elgin Marbles—to Britain in the early 19th century.

Aliases (2)

Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin ×47
7th Earl of Elgin ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish nobleman → diplomat → human →
birthDate	1766-07-20 →
birthPlace	Broomhall House, Fife → Scotland →
burialPlace	Fife → St John’s Church, Broomhall →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
deathDate	1841-11-14 →
deathPlace	France → Paris →
educatedAt	Harrow School NERFINISHED → Lausanne NERFINISHED → Paris → St Andrews University → Westminster School NERFINISHED →
employer	British government →
endTime	1803 →
ethnicGroup	Scottish →
familyName	Bruce →
givenName	Thomas →
knownFor	acquisition of classical Greek antiquities → controversial removal of sculptures from the Parthenon →
memberOf	House of Lords →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryRank	colonel →
nobleFamily	Bruce family →
nobleTitle	7th Earl of Elgin →
notableWork	removal of the Parthenon sculptures → transport of the Elgin Marbles to Britain →
objectSold	Parthenon sculptures (Elgin Marbles) →
parent	Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin →
parliamentaryInvolvement	gave evidence to a parliamentary committee on the Elgin Marbles in 1816 →
patronage	artists and architects documenting the Acropolis →
positionHeld	British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire →
residence	Broomhall House → London →
saleDate	1816 →
sibling	William Robert Bruce →
soldTo	British Museum →
spouse	Elizabeth Oswald → Mary Nisbet →
startTime	1799 →
subjectOf	debate over repatriation of the Elgin Marbles →
workLocation	Constantinople → Ottoman Empire →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin ("7th Earl of Elgin") →	nobleTitle
Parthenon →	partlyDismantledBy