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Sir Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith CBE FRSE FRSL (born 24 August 1948) is a Scottish legal scholar and author of fiction. He was born and brought up in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and was formerly Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He became an expert on medical law and bioethics and served on related British and international…
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TTTA extracted 27 structured relationships around Alexander McCall Smith. Examples in this analysis include Alexander McCall Smith → Alma mater → University of Edinburgh (LLB, PhD, Emeritus Professor in the School of Law) and Alexander McCall Smith → Born → Rodney Alexander Alasdair McCall Smith (1948-08-24) 24 August 1948 (age 77) Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander McCall Smith | Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (LLB, PhD, Emeritus Professor in the School of Law) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexander McCall Smith | Born | Rodney Alexander Alasdair McCall Smith (1948-08-24) 24 August 1948 (age 77) Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexander McCall Smith | Citizenship | United Kingdom | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexander McCall Smith | Education | Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexander McCall Smith | Genres | Fiction, crime fiction, children's books, academic non-fiction | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexander McCall Smith | Occupations | Professor of medical law, writer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexander McCall Smith | Website | alexandermccallsmith.co.uk | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alexander McCall Smith | related to External links | Official | 0.60 | section |
| Alexander McCall Smith | related to External links | Alexander McCall Smith's | 0.60 | section |
| Alexander McCall Smith | related to External links | Law School | 0.60 | section |
| Alexander McCall Smith | related to External links | University | 0.60 | section |
| Alexander McCall Smith | related to External links | EdinburghAuthor's | 0.60 | section |
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Source: Wikipedia — Alexander McCall Smith · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout