Lord Edward Elgin

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Thomas_Bruce,_7th_Earl_of_Elgin
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:born July 21, 1817
gptkbp:contribution cultural heritage preservation
gptkbp:controversy cultural repatriation debate
gptkbp:culturalImpact British_cultural_institutions
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Elgin_family
gptkbp:died November 14, 1863
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:events gptkb:Greek_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:historicalSignificance 19th-century British diplomacy
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Edward Elgin
gptkbp:influence 19th-century archaeology
gptkbp:influencedBy Classical antiquity
gptkbp:influenceOn British_colonial_policy
gptkbp:involvedIn Ottoman_Empire_relations
gptkbp:knownFor removal_of_the_Elgin_Marbles
gptkbp:legacy Elgin_Marbles_in_the_British_Museum
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Elgin_Marbles_acquisition
gptkbp:occupation diplomat
gptkbp:parent gptkb:George_Elgin,_10th_Earl_of_Elgin
gptkbp:participatesIn Treaty of Paris 1856
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor_General_of_the_Province_of_Canada
gptkbp:relatedApplication gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:London
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:relatedEvent Cultural diplomacy
Historical preservation efforts
Cultural exchange initiatives
International law discussions
Cultural heritage advocacy
Cultural heritage legislation
19th-century art collection
Cultural heritage debates
Art restitution movements
Cultural property debates
Historical artifact controversies
Museum ethics discussions
Parthenon restoration efforts
British_colonial_expansion
Acquisition_of_the_Parthenon_sculptures
British_Museum_acquisitions
gptkbp:relatedTo Greek_heritage
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Elgin
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_of_Elgin