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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1898-04-26
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Deanston,_Scotland
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gptkbp:citizenship
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1972-02-19
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Bath,_England
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:National_Film_Board_of_Canada
gptkb:Empire_Marketing_Board_Film_Unit
General Post Office Film Unit
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork
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gptkb:film
documentary
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gptkbp:genre
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documentary
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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Sir
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir John Grierson
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Alberto_Cavalcanti
gptkb:Basil_Wright
gptkb:Humphrey_Jennings
gptkb:Norman_McLaren
gptkb:Paul_Rotha
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Graham_Wallas
gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkb:Walter_Lippmann
gptkb:William_James
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gptkbp:knownFor
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coining the term 'documentary'
founding the British documentary film movement
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gptkbp:nationality
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Scottish
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Drifters
gptkb:Night_Mail
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:film_director
film producer
literary criticism
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Deanston,_Scotland
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Margaret_Grierson
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Galloway,_Scotland
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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