Sir John Grierson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_John_Grierson

GPTKB entity

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