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Robert Cecil
Sign in to saveAlso known as Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Lord Robert Cecil, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Edgar Algernon Robert Cecil
lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom (1864-1958)
OverviewAI-generated
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, was a British politician, lawyer, and diplomat. Born on September 14, 1864, at Cavendish Square, he was the son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. Cecil received his education at Eton College and University College, Oxford. He served as a member of the Conservative Party and held positions including Lord Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. His work was based in London, and he also worked for the United Nations.
Cecil was a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He was an Esperantist who spoke both English and Esperanto. He died on November 24, 1958, in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Nobel Prize, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Levant
- Time
- Hitler's war machine
- Cultural encounters
- Hitler's war machine
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929-03-25
- Active to
- 2018-04-05
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 476
- Total plays
- 1,353
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Cecil">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,803x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,565x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,853x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,807x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 39,523x
via Crossref · CC0
Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1937
“for his tireless effort in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace”
~40 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, CH, PC, QC (14 September 1864 – 24 November 1958), known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923, was a British lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was one of the architects of the League of Nations and a defender of it, whose service to the organisation saw him awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937.
Early life and legal career
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