Martin Conway (historian)
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Martin Conway is a British historian specializing in 20th-century European history, particularly the political and social history of Belgium and the broader continent.
All labels observed (1)
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| Martin Conway (historian) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1752460 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martin Conway (historian) Context triple: [Conway, hasNotableBearer, Martin Conway (historian)]
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John Clive (historian)
John Clive was a British-born American historian and biographer best known for his works on 18th- and 19th-century British history and his acclaimed biography of Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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B.
David Holloway
David Holloway is a literary figure best known for serving on the distinguished jury that selected the Booker of Bookers award.
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C.
Charles Saumarez Smith
Charles Saumarez Smith is a British art historian and museum director known for leading major cultural institutions in the United Kingdom.
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D.
A. J. P. Taylor
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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E.
Thomas J. C. Martyn
Thomas J. C. Martyn was a British-born journalist and editor best known as the founder of the American news magazine Newsweek.
- 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: Martin Conway (historian) Target entity description: Martin Conway is a British historian specializing in 20th-century European history, particularly the political and social history of Belgium and the broader continent.
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A.
John Clive (historian)
John Clive was a British-born American historian and biographer best known for his works on 18th- and 19th-century British history and his acclaimed biography of Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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B.
David Holloway
David Holloway is a literary figure best known for serving on the distinguished jury that selected the Booker of Bookers award.
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C.
Charles Saumarez Smith
Charles Saumarez Smith is a British art historian and museum director known for leading major cultural institutions in the United Kingdom.
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D.
A. J. P. Taylor
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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E.
Thomas J. C. Martyn
Thomas J. C. Martyn was a British-born journalist and editor best known as the founder of the American news magazine Newsweek.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | history ⓘ |
| affiliation | Faculty of History, University of Oxford ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
Balliol College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
20th-century European history
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European history ⓘ history of Belgium ⓘ political history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
1968 protest movements in Europe
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Belgian collaboration during World War II ⓘ Léon Degrelle ⓘ Rexist movement ⓘ
linked to:
Rexism
democratic transitions in Western Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Balliol College, Oxford ⓘ |
| notableFor |
scholarship on modern Belgian political history
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studies of postwar European democracy ⓘ work on collaboration and reconstruction in Belgium after 1944 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Collaboration in Belgium: Léon Degrelle and the Rexist Movement 1940–1944
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Europe’s 1968: Voices of Revolt ⓘ The Sorrows of Belgium: Liberation and Political Reconstruction, 1944–1947 ⓘ Western Europe’s Democratic Age, 1945–1968 ⓘ |
| occupation | historian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Contemporary European History
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Tutor in Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Belgian politics in the 20th century
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Catholic political movements in 20th-century Europe ⓘ collaboration and resistance in occupied Europe ⓘ democracy in Western Europe after 1945 ⓘ political reconstruction after the Second World War ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
20th-century Belgium
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European reconstruction after World War II ⓘ political parties in Europe ⓘ post-1945 Europe ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford ⓘ |
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Subject: Martin Conway (historian) Description of subject: Martin Conway is a British historian specializing in 20th-century European history, particularly the political and social history of Belgium and the broader continent.
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