Statements (17)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Indiana_University_School_of_Medicine
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gptkbp:dateOfBirth |
1906-12-31
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gptkbp:dateOfDeath |
1998-07-31
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Leroy Edgar Burney
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gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableFor |
first Surgeon General to publicly state that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer
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gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:physician
government position |
gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Burney,_Indiana,_United_States
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gptkbp:positionHeld |
gptkb:United_States_Senator
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Leonard_A._Scheele
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Luther_L._Terry
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gptkbp:termEnd |
1961
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gptkbp:termStart |
1956
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Luther_Terry
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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