William Edward Forster

GPTKB entity

Properties (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
historian
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith Liberalism
gptkbp:birthDate 1818-04-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brighton,_England
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:contribution expansion of elementary education
gptkbp:deathDate 1886-04-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Edward Forster
gptkbp:influenced education_policy_in_the_UK
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkbp:knownFor advocating for public education
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Forster's_Education_Act
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Education Act 1870
gptkbp:occupation education reformer
Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:party gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:Chief_Secretary_for_Ireland
Vice_President_of_the_Committee_of_the_Council_on_Education
gptkbp:role reformer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Forster