Alger
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Alger is a surname of English origin most notably associated with the American author Horatio Alger Jr., known for his 19th-century rags-to-riches novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alger canonical | 3 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
ⓘ
English-language surname ⓘ author ⓘ cultural concept ⓘ family name ⓘ person ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1832 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1899 ⓘ |
| familyName | Alger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
didactic fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Horatio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableAssociation | Horatio Alger myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer | Horatio Alger Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUsage | English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | social mobility in the United States ⓘ |
| movement | Gilded Age literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Horatio Alger Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Luck and Pluck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ragged Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ Strive and Succeed NERFINISHED ⓘ Tattered Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkTheme | rags-to-riches ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chelsea, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Natick, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.