William Wilberforce (UK)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:public_policy
abolition of slavery
animal welfare
missionary work
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate 1759-08-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kingston_upon_Hull
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Wilberforce
gptkb:Samuel_Wilberforce
gptkb:William_Wilberforce_Jr.
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Wilberforce_Institute_for_the_Study_of_Slavery_and_Emancipation
gptkb:Wilberforce_House
gptkb:Wilberforce_University
gptkb:Wilberforce_Monument,_Hull
gptkbp:deathDate 1833-07-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Animals
gptkb:Church_Missionary_Society
gptkb:British_and_Foreign_Bible_Society
gptkb:Society_for_the_Suppression_of_Vice
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Wilberforce
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Wilberforce (UK)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:British_abolitionist_movement
gptkb:Samuel_Wilberforce
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Clarkson
gptkb:John_Newton
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor leading the movement to abolish the slave trade in Britain
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:abolitionist
gptkb:philanthropist
politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Bramber
gptkb:Kingston_upon_Hull
gptkb:Yorkshire
gptkbp:politicalParty Independent
gptkbp:portrait William Wilberforce by John Rising.jpg
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:A_Practical_View_of_the_Prevailing_Religious_System_of_Professed_Christians
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Evangelical_Anglicanism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:signature William Wilberforce signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Barbara_Spooner
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Amazing_Grace_(film)
biographies
gptkbp:termEnd 1825
gptkbp:termStart 1780
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_Secretary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7