Sir Edward Elgin

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Museum
cultural artifacts
cultural heritage issues
cultural restitution debates
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Fife,_Scotland
gptkbp:born July 20, 1817
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:contribution cultural heritage preservation
gptkbp:controversy cultural heritage debate
gptkbp:culturalImpact debate on repatriation of artifacts
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:died November 14, 1867
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:famousFor Elgin_Marbles_acquisition
gptkbp:historicalContext British_colonialism
gptkbp:historicalImpact art collection policies
gptkbp:historicalRole 19th-century British diplomacy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance cultural diplomacy
British_art_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Edward Elgin
gptkbp:influence 19th-century archaeology
gptkbp:influenced cultural policy discussions
British_art_collection
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
gptkbp:influenceOn international cultural relations
museum_practices
gptkbp:inspiration art restitution movements
gptkbp:involvedIn cultural heritage preservation efforts
cultural negotiations
Ottoman_Empire_relations
gptkbp:knownFor removal_of_the_Elgin_Marbles
gptkbp:legacy Elgin_Marbles_controversy
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableEvent cultural artifact acquisition
cultural artifact removal
acquisition_of_Parthenon_sculptures
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Governor_General_of_Canada
art and culture diplomacy
British_envoy
Elgin_Marbles_debate
gptkbp:occupation diplomat
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Thomas_Lawrence
gptkbp:position gptkb:British_Ambassador_to_the_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:relatedTo historical artifacts
Parthenon sculptures
British_cultural_institutions
Greek_antiquities
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Anne_Grant
gptkbp:title gptkb:Governor_General_of_the_Province_of_Canada