John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton was a 19th-century English Catholic historian, politician, and moralist best known for the dictum "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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| John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Context triple: [Lord Acton, birthName, John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton]
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Louis Trevelyan
Louis Trevelyan is the increasingly jealous and obsessive central figure of Anthony Trollope’s novel "He Knew He Was Right," whose suspicions and stubborn pride lead to the destruction of his marriage and happiness.
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George Macaulay Trevelyan
George Macaulay Trevelyan was a prominent British historian known for his influential narrative histories of England and Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Robert Hurrell Froude
Robert Hurrell Froude was a 19th-century English Anglican priest and theologian associated with the Oxford Movement.
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Charles Trevelyan
Charles Trevelyan was a British Liberal and later Labour politician known for his roles in education reform and government service in the early 20th century.
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Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Target entity description: John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton was a 19th-century English Catholic historian, politician, and moralist best known for the dictum "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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A.
Louis Trevelyan
Louis Trevelyan is the increasingly jealous and obsessive central figure of Anthony Trollope’s novel "He Knew He Was Right," whose suspicions and stubborn pride lead to the destruction of his marriage and happiness.
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B.
George Macaulay Trevelyan
George Macaulay Trevelyan was a prominent British historian known for his influential narrative histories of England and Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Robert Hurrell Froude
Robert Hurrell Froude was a 19th-century English Anglican priest and theologian associated with the Oxford Movement.
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D.
Charles Trevelyan
Charles Trevelyan was a British Liberal and later Labour politician known for his roles in education reform and government service in the early 20th century.
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E.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic
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human ⓘ liberal ⓘ moralist ⓘ peer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
NERFINISHED
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Lord Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1834-01-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
NERFINISHED
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Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1902-06-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Tegernsee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorOf | The Cambridge Modern History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oscott College
NERFINISHED
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ
surface form:
University of Munich
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| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Dalberg-Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir Ferdinand Richard Edward Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
modern history
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moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName | John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
liberty
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relationship between power and morality ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| mother | Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | classical liberalism ⓘ |
| nobleRank | baron ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | dictum "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lectures on Modern History
NERFINISHED
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The History of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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historian ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British Liberal Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Carlow Borough
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Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie von Arco-Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf | Ignaz von Döllinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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