Henry Bartle Frere
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Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Bartle Frere canonical | 7 |
| Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere | 2 |
| Sir Henry Bartle Frere | 2 |
| Bartle Frere | 1 |
| Edward Frere | 1 |
| Henry Bartle Edward Frere | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T450989 — 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: Henry Bartle Frere Context triple: [East India Company College, notableAlumni, Henry Bartle Frere]
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Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
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Lord Lytton
Lord Lytton was a 19th-century British statesman and writer who served as Viceroy of India and is remembered for his controversial policies during the Great Famine and for his contributions to Victorian literature.
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Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume was a British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist best known as a founding member of the Indian National Congress and an influential figure in late 19th-century colonial India.
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Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes was a British imperialist, businessman, and politician in southern Africa whose wealth and will established the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford.
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Richard William Howard Vyse
Richard William Howard Vyse was a 19th-century British army officer and Egyptologist best known for his controversial excavations and investigations of the Giza pyramids.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Henry Bartle Frere Target entity description: Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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A.
Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
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B.
Lord Lytton
Lord Lytton was a 19th-century British statesman and writer who served as Viceroy of India and is remembered for his controversial policies during the Great Famine and for his contributions to Victorian literature.
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C.
Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume was a British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist best known as a founding member of the Indian National Congress and an influential figure in late 19th-century colonial India.
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D.
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes was a British imperialist, businessman, and politician in southern Africa whose wealth and will established the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford.
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E.
Richard William Howard Vyse
Richard William Howard Vyse was a 19th-century British army officer and Egyptologist best known for his controversial excavations and investigations of the Giza pyramids.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1815-03-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Clydach, Glamorganshire, Wales ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ |
| causeOfDismissal | unauthorized actions leading to Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1884-05-29 ⓘ |
| describedAs | controversial imperial proconsul ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
East India Company College
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surface form:
East India Company College, Haileybury
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| employer |
British East India Company
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UK government ⓘ
surface form:
British government
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| endTime |
as Governor of Bombay: 1867
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as High Commissioner for Southern Africa: 1880 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Frere ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration in India
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colonial administration in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
confederation policy in Southern Africa
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controversial policies in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| name | Henry Bartle Frere self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administration of Bombay Presidency
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policy leading to the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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diplomat ⓘ |
| parent |
Henry Bartle Frere
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Edward Frere
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| participatedIn | administration of Sind ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| policy |
promotion of railway construction in India
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promotion of telegraph expansion in India ⓘ support for vernacular education in India ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Commissioner of Sind
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Governor of Bombay ⓘ Governor of the Cape Colony ⓘ High Commissioner for Southern Africa ⓘ |
| recalledBy |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
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| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| roleIn | precipitating the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ |
| sibling | Mary Anne Frere ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Arthur ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Governor of Bombay: 1862
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as High Commissioner for Southern Africa: 1877 ⓘ |
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Subject: Henry Bartle Frere Description of subject: Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
Referenced by (14)
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