Sir John Reith

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Royal_Technical_College,_Glasgow
gptkbp:birthDate 1889-07-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Stonehaven,_Scotland
gptkbp:children gptkb:Christopher_Reith
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-06-16
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:education gptkb:Gresham's_School
gptkbp:employer gptkb:BBC
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Charles_Walsham_Reith
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Reith
gptkbp:knownFor shaping public service broadcasting in the UK
gptkbp:legacy Reith Lectures named after him
Reithian values
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor first Director-General of the BBC
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
author
broadcasting executive
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Baron_Reith
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:National_Portrait_Gallery,_London
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Director-General_of_the_BBC
Managing Director of the BBC
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Broadcast_Over_Britain
gptkb:Into_the_Wind
Wearing Spurs
gptkbp:religion Presbyterian
gptkbp:signature John Reith signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Muriel_Katharine_Odhams
gptkbp:termEnd 1938
gptkbp:termStart 1922
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Baron_Reith
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Airways
gptkb:Liverpool_College
gptkb:King_Edward's_School
gptkb:Independent_Broadcasting_Authority
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6