Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever
E121221
Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever, was a British peer, newspaper executive, and member of the prominent Astor family who served as chairman of The Times.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever canonical | 2 |
| 2nd Baron Astor of Hever | 1 |
| Baron Astor | 1 |
| Baron Astor of Hever | 1 |
| Baron Astor of Heverham | 1 |
| Lord Astor of Hever | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T812459 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever Context triple: [Astor family, hasNotableMember, Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever]
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Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor was a British Conservative politician, newspaper proprietor, and influential member of the Anglo-American Astor dynasty who became the first person to sit in Parliament representing the constituency later famously held by his wife, Nancy Astor.
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David Astor
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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Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
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D.
Baron Walter Rothschild
Baron Walter Rothschild was a British banker, zoologist, and politician who played a key role in early Zionist history as the recipient of the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
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E.
Duke of Westminster
The Duke of Westminster is a hereditary British peerage title held by the head of the Grosvenor family, one of the United Kingdom’s wealthiest landowning dynasties with extensive property holdings in central London and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever Target entity description: Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever, was a British peer, newspaper executive, and member of the prominent Astor family who served as chairman of The Times.
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A.
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor was a British Conservative politician, newspaper proprietor, and influential member of the Anglo-American Astor dynasty who became the first person to sit in Parliament representing the constituency later famously held by his wife, Nancy Astor.
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B.
David Astor
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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C.
Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
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D.
Baron Walter Rothschild
Baron Walter Rothschild was a British banker, zoologist, and politician who played a key role in early Zionist history as the recipient of the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
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E.
Duke of Westminster
The Duke of Westminster is a hereditary British peerage title held by the head of the Grosvenor family, one of the United Kingdom’s wealthiest landowning dynasties with extensive property holdings in central London and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ member of the Astor family ⓘ newspaper executive ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British press
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The Times ⓘ
surface form:
The Times newspaper
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | The Times ⓘ |
| familyName | Astor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | media management ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | newspaper publishing ⓘ |
| givenName | Gavin ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrigin |
Astor family
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surface form:
American-born Astor family of British branch
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| hasHonorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lord Astor of Hever
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| isPartOf |
British aristocracy
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surface form:
British nobility
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Astor family ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Astor family ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
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surface form:
Baron Astor of Hever
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| notableFamily | Astor family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chairmanship of The Times
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role in British newspaper industry ⓘ |
| occupation |
company director
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newspaper executive ⓘ peer ⓘ |
| ordinalOfTitle |
Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
2nd Baron Astor of Hever
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| positionHeld | chairman of The Times ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
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surface form:
Baron Astor of Hever
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Subject: Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever Description of subject: Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever, was a British peer, newspaper executive, and member of the prominent Astor family who served as chairman of The Times.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.