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