Lionel Blue

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lionel_Blue
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Balliol_College,_Oxford
gptkb:Leo_Baeck_College
gptkbp:author gptkb:A_Backdoor_to_Heaven
gptkb:Blue_Heaven
gptkb:Hitchhiking_to_Heaven
gptkb:The_Godseeker's_Guide
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(OBE)
gptkbp:birthDate 1930-02-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:dateReceived OBE, 1994
gptkbp:deathDate 2016-12-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lionel Blue
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor first British rabbi to publicly declare his homosexuality
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Thought_for_the_Day_(BBC_Radio_4)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:broadcaster
gptkb:rabbi
gptkb:writer
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:sexualOrientation gay
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jim_Cummings
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:BBC_Radio_4_Thought_for_the_Day
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Masorti_Judaism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5