Benjamin Caunt (alternative attribution)
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Benjamin Caunt was a 19th-century English bare-knuckle boxer and heavyweight champion who is sometimes cited as an alternative namesake for London’s Great Bell, commonly known as Big Ben.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin Caunt | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British sportsman
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bare-knuckle boxer ⓘ heavyweight boxer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Big Ben
NERFINISHED
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Great Bell of the Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional boxing ⓘ |
| genre | bare-knuckle boxing ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeNamesakeRole | possible eponym of Big Ben ⓘ |
| influenced | later heavyweight boxing traditions in Britain ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Benjamin Caunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
English heavyweight boxing champion
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bare-knuckle heavyweight champion ⓘ |
| notableFact | sometimes proposed as an alternative to Benjamin Hall as the origin of the nickname Big Ben ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a leading English bare-knuckle heavyweight boxer in the 19th century
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being cited as an alternative namesake for the Great Bell of the Palace of Westminster (Big Ben) ⓘ |
| occupation |
bare-knuckle boxer
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prizefighter ⓘ |
| partOf | history of boxing in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | heavyweight ⓘ |
| residence |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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