Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
politician
writer historian |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_British_Academy
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Edinburgh |
| gptkbp:born |
October 25, 1800
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Kensal Green Cemetery
|
| gptkbp:children |
2
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Advocated_for_English_education_in_India
Criticized_Indian_culture_in_his_writings Promoted_the_use_of_English_as_a_medium_of_instruction |
| gptkbp:died |
December 28, 1859
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“The most important thing is to be able to think for oneself.”
“A great empire is like a great cake.” |
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Thomas_Babington_Macaulay
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lord Macaulay
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Matthew_Arnold
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill gptkb:Thomas_Carlyle gptkb:George_Eliot gptkb:Henry_Thomas_Buckle |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Edmund_Burke
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Macaulay's_Minute_on_Indian_Education
The History of England |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Controversial figure in post-colonial studies
Influence_on_British_colonial_policy Impact_on_historical_writing_in_England |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Critical and Historical Essays
Lays of Ancient Rome The History of England from the Accession of James II |
| gptkbp:occupation |
essayist
poet politician historian |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Whig_Party
|
| gptkbp:positionHeld |
gptkb:Baron_Macaulay
Lord Privy Seal Secretary at War Member_of_Parliament_for_Edinburgh |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:London
Calcutta |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Lady Trevelyan
|