Douglas L. Busk

British diplomat

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[8]
Date of birth: 1906
Date of death: 1990
Occupation: diplomat
Employer: Foreign Office^[7]
Position held: ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ethiopia (1952–1956), ambassador of the United Kingdom to Finland (1958–1961), ambassador of the United Kingdom to Venezuela (1961–1964)^[4]^[5]^[6]
Family name: Busk^[9]
Given name: Douglas^[10]

🏷️ Also known as

en Douglas Busk en Douglas Laird Busk en Douglas L. Busk en Sir Douglas Busk en Sir Douglas L. Busk

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ISNI: 0000000109916611
VIAF cluster ID: 78453992
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no2002091525
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11gxm9yx84
J9U entity ID: 987007281946505171
NUKAT ID: n2007141099
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp86096
National Virtual Library of India ID: 382k (382k–880k, n=3)
Open Library ID: OL2115620A
Parsifal cluster ID: 682119
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 661028
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJw8YCTh6WR83JGCQXwjYP

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Summary

Douglas L. Busk was born in 1906^[1]. He died in 1990^[2]. He worked as a diplomat^[3].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ethiopia^[4], a position^[11], in Ethiopia^[12]; ambassador of the United Kingdom to Finland^[5], a position^[13], in Finland^[14]; and ambassador of the United Kingdom to Venezuela^[6], a position^[15], in Venezuela^[16].

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What did Douglas L. Busk do for work?

Douglas L. Busk worked as diplomat^[3].

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[8] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — position held (P39): ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ethiopia. British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — position held (P39): ambassador of the United Kingdom to Finland. British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — position held (P39): ambassador of the United Kingdom to Venezuela. British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — occupation (P106): diplomat. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — employer (P108): Foreign Office. British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — date of birth (P569): 1906. British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — date of death (P570): 1990. British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — family name (P734): Busk. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Douglas L. Busk — given name (P735): Douglas. wikidata.org.

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