Lord Acton

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lord_Acton

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:birthDate	1834-01-10
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:John_Emerich_Edward_Dalberg-Acton
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Naples
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Richard_Lyon-Dalberg-Acton
gptkbp:deathDate	1902-06-19
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Tegernsee
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:The_Cambridge_Modern_History
gptkbp:faculty	gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:philosophy history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lord Acton
gptkbp:knownFor	Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French gptkb:German English
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Essays_on_Freedom_and_Power gptkb:The_History_of_Freedom_and_Other_Essays
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:historian gptkb:writer politician
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Marie_Louise_Pelline_von_Dalberg gptkb:Sir_Ferdinand_Richard_Edward_Dalberg-Acton
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature	Acton signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Marie_Anna_Ludomilla_Euphrosina_Gräfin_von_Arco_auf_Valley
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Baron_Acton
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