Henry Bartle Frere
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Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
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diplomat → human → |
| awardReceived | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → |
| birthDate | 1815-03-29 → |
| birthPlace | Clydach, Glamorganshire, Wales → |
| burialPlace | St Paul's Cathedral → |
| causeOfDismissal | unauthorized actions leading to Anglo-Zulu War → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom → |
| deathDate | 1884-05-29 → |
| describedAs | controversial imperial proconsul → |
| educatedAt |
East India Company College
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surface form: "East India Company College, Haileybury"
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| employer |
British East India Company
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UK government →
surface form: "British government"
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| endTime |
as Governor of Bombay: 1867
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as High Commissioner for Southern Africa: 1880 → |
| era | 19th century → |
| ethnicGroup | English → |
| familyName | Frere → |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration in India
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colonial administration in Southern Africa → |
| givenName | Henry → |
| honorificTitle | Sir → |
| knownFor |
confederation policy in Southern Africa
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controversial policies in Southern Africa → |
| languageSpoken | English → |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form: "Privy Council of the United Kingdom"
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| name | Henry Bartle Frere → |
| notableEvent | Anglo-Zulu War → |
| notableWork |
administration of Bombay Presidency
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policy leading to the Anglo-Zulu War → |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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diplomat → |
| parent |
Henry Bartle Frere
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surface form: "Edward Frere"
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| participatedIn | administration of Sind → |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form: "London"
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| policy |
promotion of railway construction in India
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promotion of telegraph expansion in India → support for vernacular education in India → |
| positionHeld |
Chief Commissioner of Sind
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Governor of Bombay → Governor of the Cape Colony → High Commissioner for Southern Africa → |
| recalledBy |
UK government
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surface form: "British government"
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| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form: "Anglicanism"
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| roleIn | precipitating the Anglo-Zulu War → |
| sibling | Mary Anne Frere → |
| spouse | Catherine Arthur → |
| startTime |
as Governor of Bombay: 1862
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as High Commissioner for Southern Africa: 1877 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere"
this entity surface form: "Edward Frere"
this entity surface form: "Bartle Frere"
this entity surface form: "Henry Bartle Edward Frere"