Owen Wister
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Owen Wister was an American writer best known for pioneering the Western genre in literature, particularly through his influential novel "The Virginian."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Owen Wister canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Western fiction writer
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essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novel ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| almaMater | Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Owen Wister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1860-07-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1938-07-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| familyName | Wister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American literature
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Western literature ⓘ |
| genre |
Western fiction
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Western fiction ⓘ frontier fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of Owen Wister ⓘ |
| influenced |
Louis L'Amour
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Western genre in American literature ⓘ Zane Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Frederic Remington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Harvard Club of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Owen Wister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering the Western genre in literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lady Baltimore
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Lin McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Men and White NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dragon of Wantley NERFINISHED ⓘ The Virginian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
NERFINISHED
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Wyoming, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Channing Wister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Virginian