Sir Cyril Hurcomb
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Sir Cyril Hurcomb was a senior British civil servant and transport administrator who became the first chairman of the British Transport Commission, overseeing the early years of postwar nationalized transport.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sir Cyril Hurcomb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir Cyril Hurcomb Context triple: [British Transport Commission, chairperson, Sir Cyril Hurcomb]
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Sir Ernest Bullock
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Sir Ernest Debenham
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C.
Sir John Woodroffe
Sir John Woodroffe was a British Orientalist, jurist, and scholar best known for his influential English translations and interpretations of Hindu Tantric texts under the pseudonym Arthur Avalon.
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Walter Crickmer
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Reginald Warneford
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Cyril Hurcomb Target entity description: Sir Cyril Hurcomb was a senior British civil servant and transport administrator who became the first chairman of the British Transport Commission, overseeing the early years of postwar nationalized transport.
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A.
Sir Ernest Bullock
Sir Ernest Bullock was a prominent British organist, composer, and choral director who served in leading positions at major UK musical institutions in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Sir Ernest Debenham
Sir Ernest Debenham was a prominent British businessman and philanthropist best known for expanding and modernizing the Debenhams department store empire in the early 20th century.
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C.
Sir John Woodroffe
Sir John Woodroffe was a British Orientalist, jurist, and scholar best known for his influential English translations and interpretations of Hindu Tantric texts under the pseudonym Arthur Avalon.
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D.
Walter Crickmer
Walter Crickmer was an English football club secretary and manager for Manchester United who was among those who died in the 1958 Munich air disaster.
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E.
Reginald Warneford
Reginald Warneford was a British World War I aviator and Victoria Cross recipient renowned for being the first pilot to destroy a German Zeppelin in mid-air.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British civil servant
ⓘ
human ⓘ transport administrator ⓘ |
| appliesToPosition | Chairman of the British Transport Commission ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Clement Attlee ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1883-03-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-08-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys ⓘ |
| employer |
British Transport Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Ministry of Transport ⓘ Ministry of War Transport ⓘ |
| endTime | 1953 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public administration
ⓘ
transport policy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf |
UK civil service
ⓘ
surface form:
British Civil Service
|
| name | Cyril Hurcomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first chairman of the British Transport Commission
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overseeing early years of postwar nationalized transport in Britain ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
transport executive ⓘ |
| participatedIn | administration of British transport nationalization after World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Leicester ⓘ Leicestershire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of the British Transport Commission
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Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport ⓘ Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of War Transport ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| startTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Cyril Hurcomb Description of subject: Sir Cyril Hurcomb was a senior British civil servant and transport administrator who became the first chairman of the British Transport Commission, overseeing the early years of postwar nationalized transport.
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