Samuel Smiles
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Samuel Smiles was a 19th-century Scottish author and social reformer best known for his influential self-help and moral improvement writings, particularly the book "Self-Help."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Smiles canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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author ⓘ biographer ⓘ journalist ⓘ person ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1812-12-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Brompton Cemetery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1904-04-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kensington, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | University of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyBackground | came from a lower-middle-class Scottish family ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biographical writing
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moral philosophy ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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self-help literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Victorian middle-class values
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personal development literature ⓘ self-help movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Scottish Presbyterian moral tradition
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Victorian liberal thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating moral improvement and character building
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influencing Victorian attitudes to work and thrift ⓘ popularizing the concept of self-help ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterView | emphasized individual self-improvement over political reform ⓘ |
| movement |
Victorian liberalism
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Victorian moralism ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Smiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Character
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Duty ⓘ Lives of the Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ Self-Help NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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biographer ⓘ journalist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | initially supported Chartism ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfWork | 1859 (Self-Help) ⓘ |
| wrote |
Character
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Duty NERFINISHED ⓘ Lives of the Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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