Balfour Declaration

public statement written by Arthur Balfour issued by the British government in 1917 in support of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine then an Ottoman region
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Balfour Declaration
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Balfour Declaration

Summary

Balfour Declaration is a public statement[1]. It draws 3,022 Wikipedia views per month (public_statement category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balfour Declaration authored Arthur Balfour[3].
  • Balfour Declaration authored Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild[4].
  • Balfour Declaration authored Leo Amery[5].
  • Balfour Declaration authored Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner[6].
  • Balfour Declaration's image is recorded as Balfour declaration unmarked.jpg[7].
  • Balfour Declaration's instance of is recorded as public statement[8].
  • Balfour Declaration's instance of is recorded as document[9].
  • Arthur Balfour is named after Balfour Declaration[10].
  • Balfour Declaration's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 185893287[11].
  • Balfour Declaration's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7886164479570526210009[12].
  • Balfour Declaration's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4999152563112315560009[13].
  • Balfour Declaration's GND ID is recorded as 1255781017[14].
  • Balfour Declaration's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83008573[15].
  • Balfour Declaration's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11973521c[16].
  • Balfour Declaration's IdRef ID is recorded as 027761908[17].
  • Balfour Declaration's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00560498[18].
  • Balfour Declaration's Commons category is recorded as Balfour Declaration[19].
  • Balfour Declaration's point in time is recorded as +1917-11-02T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Balfour Declaration's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jf9[21].
  • Balfour Declaration's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as unn2010596911[22].
  • Balfour Declaration's main subject is recorded as homeland for the Jewish people[23].
  • Balfour Declaration's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0007029[24].
  • Balfour Declaration's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as event/Balfour-Declaration[25].
  • Balfour Declaration's Jewish Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 10390[26].
  • Balfour Declaration's contributing factor of is recorded as British Mandate for Palestine[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Authored works include Arthur Balfour[3], a politician[28], 1848–1930[29], of United Kingdom[30], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[31]; Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild[4], a banker[32], 1868–1937[33], of United Kingdom[34], awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour[35], specialised in zoology[36]; Leo Amery[5], a politician[37], 1873–1955[38], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[39], awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour[40]; and Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner[6], a journalist[41], 1854–1925[42], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[43], awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[44].

Why It Matters

Balfour Declaration draws 3,022 Wikipedia views per month (public_statement category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

It has been cited as an influence by British Mandate for Palestine[47], a mandate[48], in British Empire[49].

FAQs

Who did Balfour Declaration influence?

Balfour Declaration has been cited as an influence by British Mandate for Palestine[47].

References

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  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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