John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden
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John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden was a British educator and civil servant best known for chairing the 1957 Wolfenden Committee, whose report recommended the decriminalization of homosexual acts between consenting adults in private.
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| John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden Context triple: [Jeremy Wolfenden, father, John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden]
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R. A. Butler
R. A. Butler was a prominent mid-20th-century British Conservative politician and reformer, noted for shaping postwar social and educational policy and helping define the party’s moderate, consensus-driven direction.
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Geoffrey Warnock
Geoffrey Warnock was a British philosopher and academic known for his work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of language, and for serving as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
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Arnold Wolfendale
Arnold Wolfendale was a British astrophysicist renowned for his work on cosmic rays and for serving as the 14th Astronomer Royal.
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Peter George Patmore
Peter George Patmore was a 19th-century English man of letters and critic, known for his literary journalism and connections with prominent Romantic and Victorian writers.
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John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence
John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence was a British peer and politician who succeeded his father in the barony and sat in the House of Lords.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden Target entity description: John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden was a British educator and civil servant best known for chairing the 1957 Wolfenden Committee, whose report recommended the decriminalization of homosexual acts between consenting adults in private.
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A.
R. A. Butler
R. A. Butler was a prominent mid-20th-century British Conservative politician and reformer, noted for shaping postwar social and educational policy and helping define the party’s moderate, consensus-driven direction.
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B.
Geoffrey Warnock
Geoffrey Warnock was a British philosopher and academic known for his work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of language, and for serving as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
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C.
Arnold Wolfendale
Arnold Wolfendale was a British astrophysicist renowned for his work on cosmic rays and for serving as the 14th Astronomer Royal.
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D.
Peter George Patmore
Peter George Patmore was a 19th-century English man of letters and critic, known for his literary journalism and connections with prominent Romantic and Victorian writers.
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E.
John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence
John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence was a British peer and politician who succeeded his father in the barony and sat in the House of Lords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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civil servant ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lord Wolfenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
British educational policy
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British social policy ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | Wolfenden Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Jeremy Wolfenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Queen's College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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law reform on homosexuality ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Knight Bachelor
NERFINISHED
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life peerage ⓘ |
| hasSignificantInfluenceOn |
Sexual Offences Act 1967 in England and Wales
NERFINISHED
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legal reform of homosexuality in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Wolfenden Report
NERFINISHED
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chairing the Wolfenden Committee ⓘ recommendation to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults in private ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| name | John Wolfenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Wolfenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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educator ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution
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chairman of the University Grants Committee ⓘ director of the British Museum ⓘ headmaster of Shrewsbury School ⓘ headmaster of Uppingham School ⓘ vice-chancellor of the University of Reading ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Eileen Le Mesurier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Baron Wolfenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Reading NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrewsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden Description of subject: John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden was a British educator and civil servant best known for chairing the 1957 Wolfenden Committee, whose report recommended the decriminalization of homosexual acts between consenting adults in private.
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