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"Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841" . _:b7iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b7iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b8iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b7iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b010 . _:b8iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b8iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Elgin, Thomas Bruce," . _:b010 _:b11iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b010 _:b013 . _:b11iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b11iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Earl of," . _:b013 _:b14iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b013 . _:b14iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b14iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "1766-1841" . _:b17iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b17iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b17iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b17iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Bruce, Thomas, Earl of Elgin, 1766-1841" . _:b17iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b22iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b22iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b23iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b22iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b025 . _:b23iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b23iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Bruce, Thomas," . _:b025 _:b26iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b025 _:b028 . _:b26iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b26iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Earl of Elgin," . _:b028 _:b29iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b028 . _:b29iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b29iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "1766-1841" . _:b32iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b32iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b32iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b32iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Bruce, Thomas, Earl of Kincardine, 1766-1841" . _:b32iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b37iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b37iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b38iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b37iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b040 . _:b38iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b38iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Bruce, Thomas," . _:b040 _:b41iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b040 _:b043 . _:b41iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b41iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Earl of Kincardine," . _:b043 _:b44iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b043 . _:b44iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b44iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "1766-1841" . _:b47iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b47iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b47iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b47iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Kincardine, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841" . _:b47iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b52iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b52iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b53iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b52iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b055 . _:b53iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b53iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Kincardine, Thomas Bruce," . _:b055 _:b56iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b055 _:b058 . _:b56iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b56iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Earl of," . _:b058 _:b59iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b058 . _:b59iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b59iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "1766-1841" . _:b62iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b62iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b62iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b62iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of, 1766-1841" . _:b62iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b67iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b67iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b68iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b67iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b070 . _:b68iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b68iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Elgin, Thomas Bruce," . _:b070 _:b71iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b070 _:b073 . _:b71iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b71iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "7th Earl of," . _:b073 _:b74iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b073 . _:b74iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b74iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "1766-1841" . "1001 $aElgin, Thomas Bruce,$cEarl of,$d1766-1841" . . . "Elgin and Kincardine, Thomas Bruce of" . . . "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841" . . . "Ittar, Sebastiano, 1768-1847" . _:b91iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b91iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b91iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b91iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of, 1766-1841" . _:b91iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b96iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b96iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b97iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b96iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 _:b099 . _:b97iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b97iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Elgin, Thomas Bruce," . _:b099 _:b100iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b099 _:b0102 . _:b100iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b100iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "7th Earl of," . _:b0102 _:b103iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b0102 . _:b103iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b103iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "1766-1841" . . . "Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin" . . . "Bruce, Thomas, Earl of Elgin" . . . . . . . . "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841" . "1766-07-20"^^ . "1841-11-14"^^ . _:b127iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b127iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b127iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b127iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Fife (Scotland)" . . . "Diplomacy" . . . "Collectors and collecting" . _:b140iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b140iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b140iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "(lcsh) Politics" . . . "Diplomats" . . . "Soldiers" . . . "Art collectors" . . . "Politicians" . . . "Boneschi, Marta Il naufragio del Mentor" . . . "Burrow, Edward John, 1785-1861 The Elgin marbles" . . . "Checkland, S. G. The Elgins, 1766-1917" . . . "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841 An authentic account of the proceedings under a writ of enquiry of damages in an action in the court of King's Bench" . . . "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841 The trial of R. Fergusson, Esq. for crim. con. with the Rt. Hon. Lady Elgin" . . . "Great Britain. Parliament. House of commons. Select committee on the Earl of Elgin's collection of sculptured marbles. Report from the Select committee on the Earl of Elgin's collection of sculptured marbles, &c. &c" . . . "Hamilton, William, 1777-1859 Denkschrift über lord Elgin's erwerbungen in Griechenland" . . . "Hamilton, William, 1777-1859 Memorandum on the subject of the Earl of Elgin's pursuits in Greece" . . . "Hamilton, William, 1777-1859 Second letter from E. R. Hamilton" . . . "Hamilton, William, 1777-1859 Third letter from W. R. Hamilton, esq. to the Earl of Elgin, on the propriety of adopting the Greek style of architecture in preference to Gothic, in the construction of the new houses of Parliament" . . . "Mēliarakēs, Antōnios Peri tōn Elgineiōn marmarōn" . . . "St. Clair, William. Lord Elgin and the marbles" . . . "St. Clair, William. Lord Elgin and the marbles" . . . "St. Clair, William. Lord Elgin and the marbles" . . "[Data contributed by the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.]" . "[Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin (1766-1841) was a Scottish nobleman, politician, soldier, and diplomat. He was the seventh earl of Elgin and eleventh earl of Kincardine, born in the family home Broomhall, in Fife, Scotland, in 1766. In 1785, he joined the army and progressed through the ranks until he was appointed general in 1837. He was elected as a representative peer for Scotland in 1790, a position he held until 1807. He had a long career as a diplomat, serving in Vienna, Brussels, Prussia, and Constantinople. He is perhaps most famous (or infamous) for his decision to commission architectural drawings of classical Greek buildings, which led him to use his diplomatic influence with the Ottoman Empire to remove marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens. In 1816, he sold the so-called \"Elgin marbles\" to the British Museum, resulting in centuries of political controversy.]" . "n 81140068" . "(OCoLC)oca00684885" . _:b225iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b225iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b225iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Encyc. Brit., c1977 III," . _:b225iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "p. 851 (Elgin and Kincardine, earls of: Thomas, 7th earl of, d. 1841)" . _:b225iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "found" . _:b233iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b233iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b233iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Collier's encyc., c1973," . _:b233iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "v. 9 (Elgin and Kincardine, Earl of (Thomas Bruce) 1766-1841)" . _:b233iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "found" . _:b241iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b241iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b241iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "BM, 1965:" . _:b241iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "v. 28 (Bruce, Thomas, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine)" . _:b241iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "found" . _:b249iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b249iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b249iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Oxford dictionary of national biography (online), viewed on May 14, 2020" . _:b249iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "(Bruce, Thomas, seventh earl of Elgin and eleventh earl of Kincardine; born in family home Broomhall in Fife, Scotland; joined the army in 1785, progressed through ranks and appointed general in 1837; elected as representative peer for Scotland (1790-1807); diplomat sent to Vienna, Brussels, Prussia, Constantinople; commissioned architectural drawings of classical Greek buildings, and controversially used his influence to remove marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens; arrested by French government in 1803 and paroled in 1806; in 1816, sold \"Elgin marbles\" to the British Museum sparking much artistic inspiration and also centuries of political controversy)" . _:b249iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "found" . _:b257iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b257iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b257iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Wikipedia (online), viewed on May 14, 2020" . _:b257iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b257iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "(Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine; Scottish nobleman, politician, diplomat; known for controversially removing marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens; born July 20, 1766, died November 14, 1841)" . _:b257iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "found" . _:b266iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b266iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b266iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "1982-01-15T00:00:00"^^ . _:b266iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "new"^^ . _:b266iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b266iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b274iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b274iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b274iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "2020-05-22T07:04:28"^^ . _:b274iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "revised"^^ . _:b274iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b274iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . . "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841" . _:b285iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b285iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b285iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Bruce, Thomas, Earl of Elgin, 1766-1841" . _:b290iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b290iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b290iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Bruce, Thomas, Earl of Kincardine, 1766-1841" . _:b295iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b295iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b295iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Kincardine, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841" . _:b300iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b300iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b300iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of, 1766-1841" . . . "Ittar, Sebastiano, 1768-1847" . . . . "Elgin and Kincardine, Thomas Bruce of" . . . "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841" . . . "Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin" . . . "Bruce, Thomas, Earl of Elgin" . "[Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin (1766-1841) was a Scottish nobleman, politician, soldier, and diplomat. He was the seventh earl of Elgin and eleventh earl of Kincardine, born in the family home Broomhall, in Fife, Scotland, in 1766. In 1785, he joined the army and progressed through the ranks until he was appointed general in 1837. He was elected as a representative peer for Scotland in 1790, a position he held until 1807. He had a long career as a diplomat, serving in Vienna, Brussels, Prussia, and Constantinople. He is perhaps most famous (or infamous) for his decision to commission architectural drawings of classical Greek buildings, which led him to use his diplomatic influence with the Ottoman Empire to remove marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens. In 1816, he sold the so-called \"Elgin marbles\" to the British Museum, resulting in centuries of political controversy.]" . "[Data contributed by the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.]" . . "Bruce, Thomas, Earl of Elgin, 1766-1841" . "Bruce, Thomas, Earl of Kincardine, 1766-1841" . "Kincardine, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841" . "Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of, 1766-1841" . _:b344iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b344iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b344iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b344iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b344iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "1982-01-15T00:00:00"^^ . _:b344iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "new"^^ . _:b352iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b352iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b352iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b352iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 . _:b352iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "2020-05-22T07:04:28"^^ . _:b352iddOtlocdOtgovauthoritiesnamesn81140068 "revised"^^ .