Sir John William Fortescue (1859–1933)
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Sir John William Fortescue (1859–1933) was a British military historian and librarian best known for his multi-volume History of the British Army and his long service as Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir John William Fortescue (1859–1933) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British historian
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human ⓘ librarian ⓘ military historian ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
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Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1859-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1933-10-22 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Encyclopædia Britannica
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Household of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
British military history
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military history ⓘ |
| fullName | Sir John William Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Order of the Bath
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Royal Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Fortescue family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | multi-volume History of the British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of the British Army
NERFINISHED
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The County Lieutenancies and the Army, 1803–1814 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Drummer’s Coat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of a Red Deer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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historian ⓘ librarian ⓘ military historian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
Cannes
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France ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Royal Librarian ⓘ |
| sibling | Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Winifred Beech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Windsor Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfBirth | 1859 ⓘ |
| yearOfDeath | 1933 ⓘ |
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