EntityQ4867287· pop 6· linked from 103 articlesBasil de FerrantiSign in to saveBritish politicianPerson · Open LibraryBorn1930-01-01Died1988-09-24Works2Top worksIn EuropeLiving with the computervia Open Library + WikidataMusic · MusicBrainzTypePersonCountryITActive from1801-12-23Active to1878-11-19via MusicBrainz · CC0Key datesBorn1 January 1930Died24 September 1988via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameBasilGendermaleCitizenshipUnited KingdomOccupationbusinesspersonPosition heldMember of the European ParliamentEducated atTrinity CollegePolitical partyConservative PartyLanguages spokenEnglish languageNative languageConnectionsEnglandEntityConservative PartyEntityCategories1930 births1988 deaths20th-century British businesspeopleAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeConservative Party (UK) MEPsConservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituenciesEnglish people of Italian descentFerrantiMEPs for England 1979–1984MEPs for England 1984–1989Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964People educated at Eton College