Rutherford Alcock

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British diplomat human

Rutherford Alcock was a 19th-century British diplomat best known as the first British consul in Japan and for helping open the country to Western influence.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Charles Alcock	1
Rutherford Alcock canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ
awardReceived	Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate	1809-05-25 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate	1897-11-02 ⓘ
described	Japanese society in the late Tokugawa period ⓘ
diplomaticMission	China NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedAt	Westminster Hospital Medical School NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	British Foreign Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName	Alcock NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Japanology ⓘ Sinology ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ medicine ⓘ
givenName	Rutherford NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	being the first British consul in Japan ⓘ early Western descriptions of Japan ⓘ helping open Japan to Western influence ⓘ
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned	English ⓘ
memberOf	Royal Asiatic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
name	Rutherford Alcock NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Art and Art Industries in Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Elements of Japanese Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Life’s Problems NERFINISHED ⓘ The Capital of the Tycoon NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	diplomat ⓘ physician ⓘ writer ⓘ
participatedIn	opening of Japan to Western trade ⓘ
placeOfBirth	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
placeOfDeath	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
positionHeld	British Consul in Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ British Minister to China NERFINISHED ⓘ British Minister to Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Consul-General in Japan ⓘ President of the Royal Asiatic Society ⓘ President of the Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Edo NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Henrietta Mary Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Alcock → hasNotableBearer → Rutherford Alcock ⓘ

John → hasRelative → Rutherford Alcock ⓘ

subject surface form: John Alcock

this entity surface form: Charles Alcock