Sir Brian Urquhart

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(OBE)
gptkb:Companion_of_Honour_(CH)
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George_(KCMG)
gptkbp:birthDate 1919-02-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bridport,_Dorset,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Rachel_Urquhart
gptkb:Thomas_Urquhart
gptkbp:deathDate 2021-01-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Tyringham,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Brian_Edward_Urquhart
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Yale_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Brian Urquhart
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Under-Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations
peacekeeping operations
founding member of the United Nations
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent helped establish UN peacekeeping forces
involved in Congo Crisis resolution
involved in Cyprus peacekeeping
involved in Middle East peacekeeping
involved in Suez Crisis resolution
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkb:diplomat
author
gptkbp:position Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:A_Life_in_Peace_and_War
gptkb:Ralph_Bunche:_An_American_Odyssey
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:England
gptkb:Tyringham,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Sidney_Urquhart
gptkbp:subjectOf obituaries in The New York Times, The Guardian, and others
gptkbp:UNServiceEnd 1986
gptkbp:UNServiceStart 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_Nations_Under-Secretary-General_for_Political_Affairs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6