Fletcher Christian

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Fletcher Christian was a British naval officer best known for leading the mutiny on HMS Bounty against Captain William Bligh in 1789.

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Label Occurrences
Fletcher Christian canonical 5
Fletcher Christian (de facto) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British naval officer
human
mutineer
burialPlace Pitcairn Islands
surface form: Pitcairn Island (unmarked grave)
burnedShip HMS Bounty
causeOfDeath killed in conflict with other settlers on Pitcairn Island
child Thursday October Christian I
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1764-09-25
dateOfDeath 1793-09-20
educatedAt Cockermouth School
surface form: Cockermouth Grammar School
ethnicGroup English
familyName Christian
father Charles Christian
friendAndSuperiorOfficer William Bligh
givenName Fletcher
hasWorkAdaptedIn Mutiny on the Bounty
surface form: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)

Mutiny on the Bounty
surface form: Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)

Mutiny on the Bounty
surface form: Mutiny on the Bounty (novel)

The Bounty
surface form: The Bounty (1984 film)
joinedRoyalNavy circa 1783
ledMutinyAgainst William Bligh
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank master's mate
mother Ann Dixon
mutinyDate 1789-04-28
mutinyLocation near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean
name Fletcher Christian self-link
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent overthrow of Captain William Bligh and loyal crew members
notableFor leading the mutiny on HMS Bounty
occupation naval officer
participantIn Mutiny on the Bounty
surface form: mutiny on the Bounty
placeOfBirth Cockermouth
surface form: Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Moorland Close, near Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
placeOfDeath Pitcairn Islands
surface form: Pitcairn Island
portrayedBy Clark Gable
Marlon Brando
Mel Gibson
religion Christianity
sailedTo Tahiti after the mutiny
servedUnder William Bligh
settledOn Pitcairn Islands
surface form: Pitcairn Island
sexOrGender male
shipServedOn HMS Bounty
sibling Edward Christian
spouse Maimiti
tookControlOf HMS Bounty
voyagePurpose transport breadfruit plants from Tahiti to the West Indies
yearShipBurned 1790

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fletcher hasNotableBearer Fletcher Christian
The Bounty depictsCharacter Fletcher Christian
Mutiny on the Bounty characterRole Fletcher Christian
subject surface form: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
Fletcher Christian name Fletcher Christian self-link
HMS Bounty mutinyLeader Fletcher Christian
HMS Bounty captainAfterMutiny Fletcher Christian
this entity surface form: Fletcher Christian (de facto)