Francis Scott Key

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human lawyer poet

Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer and amateur poet best known for writing the lyrics that became the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Aliases (1)

Francis Scott Key, author of "The Star-Spangled Banner" ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → lawyer → poet →
buriedAt	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland →
causeOfDeath	pleurisy →
centuryOfActivity	19th century →
child	Philip Barton Key II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1779-08-01 →
dateOfDeath	1843-01-11 →
educatedAt	St. John’s College, Annapolis →
ethnicGroup	European American →
familyName	Key →
fullName	Francis Scott Key →
givenName	Francis →
hasMemorial	Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore) →
hasMonument	Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore →
inspiredByEvent	Battle of Baltimore → bombardment of Fort McHenry →
knownFor	writing the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner" →
language	English →
memberOf	Maryland bar →
middleName	Scott →
notableWork	"The Star-Spangled Banner" lyrics →
numberOfChildren	11 →
occupation	amateur poet → lawyer → poet →
originalTitleOfWork	"Defence of Fort M’Henry" →
participatedIn	War of 1812 (as observer and negotiator) →
placeOfBirth	Frederick County, Maryland → Terra Rubra, Maryland →
placeOfDeath	Baltimore, Maryland →
positionHeld	United States Attorney for the District of Columbia →
practicedLawIn	Georgetown, District of Columbia →
profession	district attorney for the District of Columbia →
relative	Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald →
religion	Episcopalianism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Mary Tayloe Lloyd →
stateOfOrigin	Maryland →
termInOfficeEnd	1841 →
termInOfficeStart	1833 →
workBecame	national anthem of the United States →
wroteLyricsFor	"The Star-Spangled Banner" →
wroteWorkAtLocation	aboard a ship in Baltimore Harbor →
yearWorkWritten	1814 →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Francis Scott Key Monument (Baltimore) → Francis Scott Key gravesite → Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland →	commemorates
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore) → Francis Scott Key gravesite → Key Bridge →	namedAfter
Francis Scott Key → Francis Scott Key →	fullName
Fort McHenry → George Armistead →	inspiredAuthor
The Star-Spangled Banner → The Star-Spangled Banner →	lyricsBy
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser →	associatedWith
The Star-Spangled Banner →	author
Francis Scott Key gravesite →	burialPlaceOf
Scott →	componentOfFullName
Francis Scott Key Monument (Baltimore) →	dedicatedTo
Francis Scott Key Monument (Baltimore) →	depicts
Philip Barton Key II →	father
American Colonization Society →	foundedBy
Mary Tayloe Lloyd ("Francis Scott Key, author of "The Star-Spangled Banner"") →	genreOfAssociatedPerson
Key →	hasNotableBearer
Mary Pickersgill →	inspired
Scott →	isMiddleNameOf
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore) →	namedInHonorOf
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland →	notableBurial
Battle of Baltimore →	notablePerson
Terra Rubra, Maryland →	notableResident
Battle of Baltimore →	observedBy
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser →	printedWorkAuthor
Mary Tayloe Lloyd →	spouse