A. J. P. Taylor

E173837

author broadcaster historian human

A. J. P. Taylor was a prominent 20th-century British historian and broadcaster, known for his influential and often controversial works on European and diplomatic history.

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Label	Occurrences
A. J. P. Taylor canonical	14

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Target entity: A. J. P. Taylor
Context triple: [New Statesman, hasNotableContributor, A. J. P. Taylor]

A. Arnold Toynbee
Arnold Toynbee was a prominent British historian and philosopher of history best known for his multi-volume work "A Study of History," which analyzed the rise and fall of civilizations.
B. Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
C. Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson is a British historian and author known for his works on economic and financial history, empire, and Western civilization.
D. Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin was a 20th-century political philosopher and historian of ideas best known for his writings on liberalism, value pluralism, and the concept of negative and positive liberty.
E. R. H. Tawney
R. H. Tawney was a prominent British economic historian, Christian socialist, and social critic known for his influential analyses of religion, capitalism, and social inequality.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A. J. P. Taylor
Target entity description: A. J. P. Taylor was a prominent 20th-century British historian and broadcaster, known for his influential and often controversial works on European and diplomatic history.

A. Arnold Toynbee
Arnold Toynbee was a prominent British historian and philosopher of history best known for his multi-volume work "A Study of History," which analyzed the rise and fall of civilizations.
B. Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
C. Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson is a British historian and author known for his works on economic and financial history, empire, and Western civilization.
D. Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin was a 20th-century political philosopher and historian of ideas best known for his writings on liberalism, value pluralism, and the concept of negative and positive liberty.
E. R. H. Tawney
R. H. Tawney was a prominent British economic historian, Christian socialist, and social critic known for his influential analyses of religion, capitalism, and social inequality.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author ⓘ broadcaster ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ
birthCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
birthDate	1906-03-25 ⓘ
birthPlace	Southport ⓘ
causeOfDeath	Parkinson's disease ⓘ
citizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate	1990-09-07 ⓘ
educatedAt	Bootham School ⓘ Oriel College, Oxford ⓘ
employer	University of Manchester ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
familyName	Taylor ⓘ
fieldOfWork	European history ⓘ diplomatic history ⓘ modern history ⓘ
fullName	Alan John Percivale Taylor ⓘ
genre	historical non-fiction ⓘ
givenName	Alan ⓘ
influenced	public understanding of European diplomatic history in Britain ⓘ
knownFor	controversial interpretations of 20th-century European history ⓘ television lectures on history ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableFor	pioneering unscripted television history lectures ⓘ
notableIdea	revisionist interpretation of the origins of the Second World War ⓘ
notableWork	Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman ⓘ English History 1914–1945 ⓘ The Origins of the Second World War ⓘ The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918 ⓘ
occupation	broadcaster ⓘ historian ⓘ journalist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
placeOfDeath	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
politicalActivity	support for the Labour Party ⓘ
politicalAlignment	left-wing ⓘ
positionHeld	fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ lecturer in modern history at the University of Manchester ⓘ
religion	atheism ⓘ
spouse	Eve Crosland ⓘ Joan Taylor ⓘ Margaret Adams ⓘ
wroteFor	The New Statesman ⓘ linked to: New Statesman The Observer ⓘ The Sunday Express ⓘ linked to: Sunday Express

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Statesman → hasNotableContributor → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Taylor → hasNotableBearer → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Wolvercote Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918 → author → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

The Origins of the Second World War → author → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

English History 1914–1945 → author → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman → author → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman → editor → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Joan Taylor → spouse → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Alan John Percivale Taylor → alsoKnownAs → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Margaret Adams → spouse → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Eve Crosland → spouse → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford → hasNotableHolder → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

Chichele Professor of the History of International Relations → notableHolder → A. J. P. Taylor ⓘ

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