Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin
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Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin was a senior British medical officer who rose to prominence in the Indian Medical Service, ultimately serving as its surgeon-general and earning a knighthood for his service.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surgeon-General | 1 |
| Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin Context triple: [Indian Medical Service, notableMember, Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin]
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James S. Hutchinson
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William Phipps
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Target entity: Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin Target entity description: Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin was a senior British medical officer who rose to prominence in the Indian Medical Service, ultimately serving as its surgeon-general and earning a knighthood for his service.
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A.
Joseph Hart
Joseph Hart was an 18th-century English Calvinist minister and hymn writer best known for his influential collection "Hart's Hymns."
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B.
U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry
U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry was the American physician and public health official who, as Surgeon General in the early 1960s, led the landmark federal effort that publicly linked cigarette smoking to serious health risks and helped transform tobacco control policy in the United States.
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C.
Sir George Pomeroy Colley
Sir George Pomeroy Colley was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his ill-fated leadership and death in battle during the early stages of the First Boer War.
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D.
James S. Hutchinson
James S. Hutchinson was an early American mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in the Sierra Nevada, including the first ascent of North Palisade.
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E.
William Phipps
William Phipps was an American actor best known for providing the speaking voice of Prince Charming in Disney’s animated classic "Cinderella" (1950).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military officer
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medical officer ⓘ member of the Indian Medical Service ⓘ person ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| award received | knighthood ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer |
British Indian Army
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Indian Medical Service ⓘ |
| field of work |
medicine
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military medicine ⓘ public health administration ⓘ |
| genre of activity | medical administration ⓘ |
| honorific prefix | Sir ⓘ |
| military branch | Indian Medical Service ⓘ |
| military rank |
Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Surgeon-General
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| notable for |
rising to the top of the Indian Medical Service hierarchy
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service as a senior British medical officer in colonial India ⓘ |
| notable work | administration of military medical services in British India ⓘ |
| occupation |
military doctor
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surgeon ⓘ |
| part of |
British colonial authorities in India
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surface form:
British colonial administration in India
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| position held |
Surgeon-General of the Indian Medical Service
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senior British medical officer in India ⓘ |
| residence | British India ⓘ |
| title |
Sir Benjamin Franklin
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Surgeon-General ⓘ |
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Subject: Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin Description of subject: Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin was a senior British medical officer who rose to prominence in the Indian Medical Service, ultimately serving as its surgeon-general and earning a knighthood for his service.
Referenced by (2)
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