real-life 18th-century English scholar and murderer Eugene Aram
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Eugene Aram was an 18th-century English philologist whose notoriety stems from his conviction and execution for murder, a case that later inspired numerous literary works.
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| Eugene Aram | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English scholar
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human ⓘ murderer ⓘ philologist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British literary history
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English legal history ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | combination of scholarship and criminal conviction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | murder ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Aram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
linguistics
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philology ⓘ |
| genreOfAssociatedWorks |
crime fiction
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narrative poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Eugene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
English crime literature
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Victorian-era literary depictions of murderers ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | subject of enduring literary and cultural interest ⓘ |
| hasMannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| hasQuality | notorious for a murder case ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
several later literary and dramatic treatments of his case
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various 19th-century stage adaptations ⓘ “Eugene Aram” (1832 novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton) NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Dream of Eugene Aram, the Murderer” (poem by Thomas Hood) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | executed criminal ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conviction for murder
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execution for murder ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an 18th-century English philologist
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being convicted of murder ⓘ being executed for murder ⓘ |
| notableWork | philological studies of ancient languages ⓘ |
| occupation |
philologist
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schoolteacher ⓘ |
| penalty | capital punishment ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | scholarly yet guilty murderer in literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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