William of Baskerville
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William of Baskerville is a sharp-witted Franciscan friar and proto-detective who investigates a series of mysterious deaths in a medieval Italian monastery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William of Baskerville canonical | 4 |
| William of Baskerville – Sherlock Holmes | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franciscan friar
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary detective ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
The Name of the Rose (film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Name of the Rose (1986 film)
The Name of the Rose (2019 television series) ⓘ
surface form:
The Name of the Rose (2019 TV series)
|
| appearsIn |
The Name of the Rose (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Name of the Rose
|
| assistant | Adso of Melk ⓘ |
| associatedWith | library labyrinth ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
rational
ⓘ
sharp-witted ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Holmes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
|
| creator | Umberto Eco ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ |
| influencedBy | William of Ockham ⓘ |
| investigates | series of mysterious deaths ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| literaryRole | proto-detective ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nameAlludesTo | The Hound of the Baskervilles ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | investigating mysterious deaths in a monastery ⓘ |
| occupation |
detective
ⓘ
friar ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | nominalism ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sean Connery ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1980 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder | Franciscan Order ⓘ |
| role | protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | medieval Italian monastery ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
deductive reasoning
ⓘ
empirical observation ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Name of the Rose
subject surface form:
The Name of the Rose
this entity surface form:
William of Baskerville – Sherlock Holmes