Jonathan Wild
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Jonathan Wild was an infamous early 18th-century London crime boss and thief-taker who orchestrated and profited from organized crime while posing as a law enforcer.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Wild canonical | 4 |
| Dick Turpin | 2 |
| Jonathan Wild the Great | 2 |
| Fagin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1438889 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Jonathan Wild Context triple: [Macheath, inspiredBy, Jonathan Wild]
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John Tweed
John Tweed was a British sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and statues in the early 20th century.
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Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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William Good
William Good was a 17th-century Massachusetts farmer best known as the husband of Sarah Good, one of the first women accused and executed during the Salem witch trials.
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Thomas Hayter
Thomas Hayter was an 18th-century British naval administrator who served in a senior bureaucratic role overseeing Royal Navy affairs.
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Sheriff of Nottingham
The Sheriff of Nottingham is the primary antagonist in the Robin Hood legends, typically portrayed as a corrupt and ruthless lawman obsessed with capturing the outlaw hero.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jonathan Wild Target entity description: Jonathan Wild was an infamous early 18th-century London crime boss and thief-taker who orchestrated and profited from organized crime while posing as a law enforcer.
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A.
John Tweed
John Tweed was a British sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and statues in the early 20th century.
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B.
Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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C.
William Good
William Good was a 17th-century Massachusetts farmer best known as the husband of Sarah Good, one of the first women accused and executed during the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Thomas Hayter
Thomas Hayter was an 18th-century British naval administrator who served in a senior bureaucratic role overseeing Royal Navy affairs.
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E.
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Sheriff of Nottingham is the primary antagonist in the Robin Hood legends, typically portrayed as a corrupt and ruthless lawman obsessed with capturing the outlaw hero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal
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historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ thief-taker ⓘ |
| activity |
extortion
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organized crime ⓘ perjury ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| causeOfDeath | hanging ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | George I of Great Britain ⓘ |
| controlled | network of thieves in London ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
felony
ⓘ
receiving stolen goods ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1682 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1725-05-24 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Jonathan Wild
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jonathan Wild the Great
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| detainedAt | Newgate Prison ⓘ |
| employer | self-employed ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| executedAt |
Tyburn gallows
ⓘ
surface form:
Tyburn
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
arch-villain in popular culture
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notorious London underworld figure ⓘ |
| inspiredAuthor | Henry Fielding ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Jonathan Wild
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jonathan Wild the Great
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| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest and trial in 1725
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execution at Tyburn in 1725 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controlling organized crime in early 18th-century London
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posing as a law enforcer while running criminal enterprises ⓘ system of recovering stolen goods for rewards ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
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fence ⓘ gang leader ⓘ thief-taker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wolverhampton ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Newgate Prison ⓘ |
| profitedFrom |
blackmailing thieves
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rewards for returning stolen goods ⓘ |
| regionOfBirth | Staffordshire ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | death ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| turnedInToAuthorities | thieves who did not cooperate with him ⓘ |
| usedLegalRoleAsCoverFor | criminal activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Jonathan Wild Description of subject: Jonathan Wild was an infamous early 18th-century London crime boss and thief-taker who orchestrated and profited from organized crime while posing as a law enforcer.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.