J. Edgar Hoover

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:George_Washington_University
gptkb:George_Washington_University_Law_School
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1895-01-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Congressional_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-05-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:ethnicity English-American
German-American
Swiss-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Edgar_Hoover
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. Edgar Hoover
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives_list
gptkb:COINTELPRO
anti-communist activities
controversial methods
establishing FBI Laboratory
expanding the FBI
surveillance of political activists
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:noChildren true
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkb:Red_Scare
Prohibition era
gptkbp:notableFor first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
gptkbp:occupation government position
law enforcement official
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Annie_Marie_Scheitlin_Hoover
gptkb:Dickerson_Naylor_Hoover
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:J._Edgar_(film)
gptkb:Leonardo_DiCaprio
gptkbp:positionHeld Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_J._Burns
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:servedUnder eight U.S. presidents
gptkbp:signature J. Edgar Hoover signature.svg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Clyde_Tolson_(acting)
gptkbp:termEnd 1972-05-02
gptkbp:termStart 1924-05-10
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Congressional_Cemetery
gptkb:FBI_Headquarters
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkb:George_Washington_University
gptkb:National_Security_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4