Lester Bowles Pearson

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:St_John's_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_Canada
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-04-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Newtonbrook,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:child gptkb:Geoffrey_Pearson
gptkb:Patricia_Pearson
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-12-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario,_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lester Bowles Pearson
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Canadian_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableAchievement established Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism
established Royal Commission on the Status of Women
established Canada Student Loans Program
established Canadian flag (Maple Leaf)
established Order of Canada
established Royal Commission on Health Services
expanded immigration policies
helped found NATO
helped found the United Nations
helped resolve the Suez Crisis
introduced Canada Pension Plan
introduced bilingualism policies
introduced new Canadian flag
introduced student loans
introduced universal health care in Canada
promoted multiculturalism in Canada
promoted peacekeeping at the United Nations
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Suez_Crisis_peacekeeping
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:professor
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_External_Affairs
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Diefenbaker
gptkbp:religion gptkb:United_Church_of_Canada
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:MacLaren_Cemetery,_Wakefield,_Quebec
gptkbp:signature Lester B Pearson Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maryon_Moody
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pierre_Trudeau
gptkbp:termEnd Prime Minister of Canada: 1968-04-20
gptkbp:termStart Prime Minister of Canada: 1963-04-22
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lester_B._Pearson
gptkb:Sir_Lester_B._Pearson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5