Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir George Edward Cory (3 June 1862 Stoke Newington - 28 April 1935 Cape Town), was an English-born South African chemist and historian, best known for his six-volume publication "The Rise of South Africa".The son of George Nicholas Cory, George was apprenticed at age twelve to an ivory turner. He was privately tutored and later attended St. John's College at Hurstpierpoint. At the age of 23 he was employed as assistant telegraph engineer at Siemens Brothers in Woolwich.. }
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- George_Cory comment "Sir George Edward Cory (3 June 1862 Stoke Newington - 28 April 1935 Cape Town), was an English-born South African chemist and historian, best known for his six-volume publication "The Rise of South Africa".The son of George Nicholas Cory, George was apprenticed at age twelve to an ivory turner. He was privately tutored and later attended St. John's College at Hurstpierpoint. At the age of 23 he was employed as assistant telegraph engineer at Siemens Brothers in Woolwich.".