Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler was a Victorian-era English author and satirist best known for works like "Erewhon" and his critiques of religion, society, and evolutionary theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Butler canonical | 2 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ painter ⓘ satirist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| birthName | Samuel Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kensal Green Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1835-12-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1902-06-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Shrewsbury School
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St John's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
evolutionary theory criticism
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literature ⓘ religious criticism ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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fiction ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection
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emphasis on habit in evolution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino
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Erewhon NERFINISHED ⓘ Erewhon Revisited NERFINISHED ⓘ Life and Habit NERFINISHED ⓘ Luck, or Cunning, as the Main Means of Organic Modification? NERFINISHED ⓘ The Authoress of the Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ The Way of All Flesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ painter ⓘ satirist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| parent |
Fanny Worsley
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Thomas Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Langar, Nottinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | fellow of St John's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | sheep farmer in New Zealand ⓘ |
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