Norris McWhirter
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Norris McWhirter was a British writer, sports journalist, and broadcaster best known as the co-founder and long-time editor of the Guinness Book of Records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norris McWhirter canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcaster
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human ⓘ political activist ⓘ sports journalist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coFounded | Guinness Book of Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | The Freedom Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| dateOfBirth | 1925-08-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-04-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Marlborough College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Guinness Book of Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | McWhirter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
reference publishing
ⓘ
sports journalism ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTwinSibling | Ross McWhirter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding the Guinness Book of Records
ⓘ
long-time editor of the Guinness Book of Records ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Norris Dewar McWhirter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | Guinness Book of Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
broadcaster
ⓘ
publisher ⓘ sports journalist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Winchmore Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
Kensington NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor of Guinness Book of Records ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| role | sports commentator ⓘ |
| sibling | Ross McWhirter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| twin | Ross McWhirter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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