| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:person 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:Manchester_University 
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                                | gptkbp:appointedBy | 1979 Security Co-ordinator for Northern Ireland
 
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                                | gptkbp:award | gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1915-11-16 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Over_Haddon,_Derbyshire,_England 
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                                | gptkbp:deathDate | 1981-03-11 
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                                | gptkbp:deathPlace | gptkb:London,_England 
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                                | gptkbp:education | gptkb:Manchester_University gptkb:Manchester_Grammar_School
 
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                                | gptkbp:employer | gptkb:Secret_Intelligence_Service 
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                                | gptkbp:honorificPrefix | Sir 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | British intelligence operations during the Cold War 
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                                | gptkbp:militaryService | gptkb:British_Army 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | British 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | Director of MI6 inspiration for George Smiley character
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:civil_servant gptkb:intelligence_officer
 
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                                | gptkbp:portrayedBy | gptkb:BBC_drama_'A_Very_British_Coup' gptkb:BBC_drama_'The_Fourth_Man'
 
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                                | gptkbp:positionHeld | Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Sir_John_Rennie 
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                                | gptkbp:rank | gptkb:Major 
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                                | gptkbp:serviceYears | 1939–1945 
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                                | gptkbp:sexualOrientation | homosexual (alleged) 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Sir_Dick_Franks 
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                                | gptkbp:termEnd | 1978 
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                                | gptkbp:termStart | 1973 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:MI6 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Sir Maurice Oldfield 
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