Upton Sinclair

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human journalist muckraker novelist political activist social reformer

Upton Sinclair was an American novelist and social reformer best known for his muckraking works like "The Jungle," which exposed industrial and social injustices in the early 20th century United States.

Aliases (1)

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → journalist → muckraker → novelist → political activist → social reformer →
awardReceived	Pulitzer Prize for the Novel →
awardReceivedDate	1943 →
awardReceivedForWork	Dragon's Teeth →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
child	David Sinclair →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1878-09-20 →
dateOfDeath	1968-11-25 →
educatedAt	City College of New York →
familyName	Sinclair →
fullName	Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. →
genre	investigative journalism → muckraking → political fiction → social novel →
givenName	Upton →
influenced	American food safety regulation → public perception of industrial capitalism →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	Progressivism → socialism →
notableCampaign	End Poverty in California (EPIC) →
notableWork	Boston → Dragon's Teeth → Oil! → The Brass Check → The Flivver King → The Jungle →
occupation	journalist → novelist → politician → writer →
periodActive	early 20th century → mid 20th century →
placeOfBirth	Baltimore, Maryland, United States →
placeOfDeath	Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States →
politicalAlignment	Democratic Party (United States) → Socialist Party of America →
ranForOffice	Governor of California →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Mary Craig Kimbrough → Meta Fuller →
subjectOf	biographies about Upton Sinclair →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Upton Sinclair ("Upton Beall Sinclair Jr.") →	fullName
Sinclair →	hasNotableBearer
Émile Zola →	influenced
Socialist Party of America →	notableMember
Progressive Era →	significantFigure