Cecil Rhodes

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cape_to_Cairo_Railway
gptkb:British_imperialism
gptkbp:born July 5, 1853
gptkbp:died March 26, 1902
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oriel_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Rhodes_Scholarship
gptkbp:hasChild gptkb:Rhodes_University
gptkb:Rhodes_Scholarship_Foundation
gptkb:Rhodesia
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkb:African_nationalism
gptkb:Rhodesia
post-colonial studies
British_history
South_African_politics
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus controversial figure in history
symbol of colonialism
debate over statues and memorials
namesake of several institutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cecil Rhodes
gptkbp:influenced British_colonial_policy
South_African_history
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor imperialist views
exploitation_of_African_resources
racist_policies
role_in_the_Boer_War
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn diamond mining
gold mining
political maneuvering
railway construction
political lobbying
land_acquisition_in_Africa
gptkbp:isMemberOf gptkb:British_South_Africa_Company
gptkb:Cape_Parliament
gptkbp:knownFor founding_the_De_Beers_diamond_company
expansion_of_British_Empire_in_Africa
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation politician
businessman
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Bishop's_Stortford,_Hertfordshire,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Muizenberg,_Cape_Colony,_South_Africa
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt Matopos Hills, Zimbabwe
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Cape_Town
gptkbp:wrote Confession of Faith