William Howard Russell

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf journalist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:The_Times_of_London
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkbp:birthDate 1820-03-28
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution war reporting
gptkbp:criticism government censorship
military incompetence
poor conditions for soldiers
gptkbp:deathDate 1907-02-11
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
gptkbp:famousFor first to report from the front lines
gptkbp:famousPerson William_Howard_Russell:_The_Man_Who_Reported_the_Crimean_War
gptkbp:famousQuote “The pen is mightier than the sword.”
“War is hell.”
“The truth is the first casualty of war.”
“I have seen the enemy and it is us.”
“The soldier is a man, not a machine.”
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Howard_Russell
gptkbp:historicalSignificance documenting the realities of war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Howard Russell
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
modern journalism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Carlyle
gptkbp:inspiration future war correspondents
gptkbp:knownFor reporting_on_the_Crimean_War
gptkbp:legacy pioneering war journalism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Celtic
Irish
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Sevastopol
Battle of Balaclava
Battle of Inkerman
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Times
gptkbp:occupation war correspondent
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:reportsTo emotional engagement
descriptive writing
first-hand accounts
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Russell
gptkbp:style investigative journalism
photojournalism
narrative journalism