David Astor
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David Astor was a prominent British newspaper editor and publisher, best known for transforming The Observer into an influential liberal and intellectual weekly in the mid-20th century.
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| instanceOf |
British person
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editor-in-chief → human → journalist → newspaper editor → publisher → |
| awardReceived |
Companion of Honour
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| birthDate |
1912-03-05
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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| deathDate |
2001-12-07
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| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Eton College → |
| employer |
The Observer
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| endTime |
1975
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| familyName |
Astor
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| father |
Waldorf Astor
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| fullName |
Francis David Langhorne Astor
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| gender |
male
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| genre |
editorial writing
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political journalism → |
| givenName |
David
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| hasEthnicOrigin |
American
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German → Jewish → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
Astor family
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| mother |
Nancy Astor
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| movement |
liberalism
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| notableFor |
encouraging intellectual and literary contributors to The Observer
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promoting investigative journalism at The Observer → shaping mid-20th-century British liberal opinion press → supporting anti-apartheid coverage in the British press → supporting human rights and civil liberties causes through journalism → |
| notableWork |
transformation of The Observer into an influential liberal weekly
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| occupation |
journalist
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newspaper editor → publisher → |
| placeOfBirth |
London
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| placeOfDeath |
London
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| positionHeld |
editor of The Observer
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| relative |
John Jacob Astor (great-grandfather)
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| residence |
London
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| startTime |
1948
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| workLocation |
London
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Astor family
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