Thomas Chatterton
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Thomas Chatterton was an 18th-century English poet and literary forger, celebrated as a precocious Romantic precursor whose tragic early death at 17 made him a symbol of the misunderstood genius.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Chatterton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Thomas Chatterton Context triple: [Strawberry Hill circle, hasMember, Thomas Chatterton]
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William Heelis
William Heelis was an English solicitor best known as the husband of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, with whom he shared a deep involvement in land conservation in England’s Lake District.
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Edward Barrett
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Milton Chantry
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Charles Giblyn
Charles Giblyn was an early 20th-century American film director and actor active during the silent film era.
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John Lydgate
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Chatterton Target entity description: Thomas Chatterton was an 18th-century English poet and literary forger, celebrated as a precocious Romantic precursor whose tragic early death at 17 made him a symbol of the misunderstood genius.
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A.
William Heelis
William Heelis was an English solicitor best known as the husband of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, with whom he shared a deep involvement in land conservation in England’s Lake District.
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B.
Edward Barrett
Edward Barrett was a member of the prominent Barrett family of the 19th century and the brother of renowned English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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C.
Milton Chantry
Milton Chantry is a historic medieval building in Gravesend, Kent, that has served variously as a chantry chapel, private residence, and part of a military hospital.
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D.
Charles Giblyn
Charles Giblyn was an early 20th-century American film director and actor active during the silent film era.
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E.
John Lydgate
John Lydgate was a prolific 15th-century English monk and poet known for his lengthy narrative and allegorical works that helped shape late medieval English literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic precursor
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human ⓘ literary forger ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 17 ⓘ |
| apprenticedTo | John Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apprenticeshipOccupation | attorney's clerk ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Andrew's Churchyard, Holborn (unmarked grave) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | poisoning ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | Thomas Rowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1752-11-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1770-08-24 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
precocious genius
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symbol of the misunderstood genius ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Colston's Hospital, Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Chatterton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Chatterton Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary forgery
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
John Keats
NERFINISHED
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Percy Bysshe Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Romantic poets ⓘ Samuel Taylor Coleridge NERFINISHED ⓘ William Wordsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | antiquarian interest in medieval England ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | pre-Romantic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| mother | Sarah Chatterton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Gothic revival (literature)
NERFINISHED
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Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Chatterton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Rowley forgeries
NERFINISHED
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medieval-style pseudo-chronicles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
African Eclogues
NERFINISHED
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Kew Gardens (satire) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowley poems NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bristowe Tragedie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Execution of Sir Charles Bawdin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ryse of Peyncteynge in England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ælla, a Tragycal Enterlude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary forger
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poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bristol
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| portrayedIn | The Death of Chatterton (painting by Henry Wallis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Bristol
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| sibling | Mary Chatterton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical studies in Romantic literature ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas Chatterton Description of subject: Thomas Chatterton was an 18th-century English poet and literary forger, celebrated as a precocious Romantic precursor whose tragic early death at 17 made him a symbol of the misunderstood genius.
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