Charles Trevelyan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
historian
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Historical_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1807-04-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Alnwick,_Northumberland,_England
gptkbp:children three children
gptkbp:contribution advocacy for famine relief
administrative_reforms_in_India
gptkbp:deathDate 1886-06-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:famousQuote The_great_tragedy_of_the_Irish_famine_was_that_it_was_not_a_natural_disaster_but_a_man-made_one.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Trevelyan
gptkbp:influenced British_social_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Malthus
gptkbp:knownFor his_role_in_the_British_government_during_the_Irish_famine
gptkbp:legacy controversial_figure_in_Irish_history
gptkbp:notableWork The Irish Famine: A History
gptkbp:occupation civil servant
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Assistant_Secretary_to_the_Treasury
Governor_of_Madras
gptkbp:relatedTo public health initiatives
government accountability
Victorian era politics
social reform movements
famine response strategies
historical analysis of famine
British_colonial_administration
Irish_history
economic_policy_in_Britain
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Trevelyan