Humphrey Appleby

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Humphrey Appleby

Summary

Humphrey Appleby is a fictional human[1]. He worked as a civil servant[2]. He draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #793 of 5,308).[3]

Key Facts

  • Humphrey Appleby worked as a civil servant[2].
  • Humphrey Appleby held the position of Principal Private Secretary[4].
  • Humphrey Appleby held the position of Cabinet Secretary[5].
  • Humphrey Appleby was educated at University of Oxford[6].
  • Humphrey Appleby received the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[7].
  • Humphrey Appleby received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[8].
  • Humphrey Appleby received the Member of the Royal Victorian Order[9].
  • Humphrey Appleby's image is recorded as Nigel Hawthorne.jpg[10].
  • Humphrey Appleby is recorded as male[11].
  • Humphrey Appleby's instance of is recorded as fictional human[12].
  • Humphrey Appleby's instance of is recorded as television character[13].
  • Humphrey Appleby's performer is recorded as Nigel Hawthorne[14].
  • Humphrey Appleby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_j_d[15].
  • Humphrey Appleby's family name is recorded as Appleby[16].
  • Humphrey Appleby's given name is recorded as Humphrey[17].
  • Humphrey Appleby's present in work is recorded as Yes Minister[18].
  • Humphrey Appleby's present in work is recorded as Yes, Prime Minister[19].

Body

Education

Humphrey Appleby was educated at University of Oxford[6].

Career and Affiliations

Humphrey Appleby worked as a civil servant[2]. Positions held include Principal Private Secretary[4] and Cabinet Secretary[5], a position[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1916[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[7], a grade of an order[23], in United Kingdom[24]; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[8], a grade of an order[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1815[27]; and Member of the Royal Victorian Order[9], a grade of an order[28], in United Kingdom[29].

Why It Matters

Humphrey Appleby draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #793 of 5,308).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

What did Humphrey Appleby do for work?

Humphrey Appleby worked as civil servant[2].

Where did Humphrey Appleby go to school?

Humphrey Appleby was educated at University of Oxford[6].

What awards did Humphrey Appleby receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[7], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[8], and Member of the Royal Victorian Order[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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