Burke and Hare

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Flesh_and_the_Fiends
gptkbp:active_years 1827-1828
gptkbp:alliance none other than Hare
gptkbp:artistic_legacy cautionary tale about ethics in medicine
gptkbp:birth_date 1792
gptkbp:burial_place unmarked grave
gptkbp:casualties vagrants and the elderly
gptkbp:clinical_trial Burke was executed
gptkbp:combatants none other than Burke
gptkbp:convicted_of held in Edinburgh
Burke was arrested in 1828
December 1828
disappeared from history.
gptkbp:court not tried
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and films
gptkbp:death_date gptkb:unknown
1829
January 28, 1829
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:none
gptkbp:end_of_life not recorded
gptkbp:family gptkb:unknown
had no involvement in crimes
gptkbp:fate Hare turned King's evidence
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:William_Burke
gptkb:William_Hare
gptkbp:has_exit mysterious
gptkbp:historical_significance highlighted ethical issues in anatomy
lesser-known than Burke's
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burke and Hare
gptkbp:impact increased awareness of body snatching laws
gptkbp:is_prominent_in infamous in medical history
gptkbp:known_for murdering people for body snatching
gptkbp:legacy remains less known than Burke's
gptkbp:location gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:occupation tanner
laborer
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:none
guilty
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:William_Burke
gptkbp:philosophy crucial in Burke's trial
gptkbp:public_perception reviled
less reviled than Burke
gptkbp:rite not recorded
gptkbp:sacraments led to his arrest
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:William_Hare
gptkbp:technique hanging
suffocation