Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
poet
artist illustrator |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
nonsense literature
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1812-05-12
|
| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Holloway,_London
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Cimitero Monumentale di San Remo
|
| gptkbp:child |
none
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
children's literature
art illustration |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1888-01-29
|
| gptkbp:diedIn |
gptkb:San_Remo,_Italy
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
children's poetry
limericks |
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"The Dong with a Luminous Nose..."
"There was an Old Man with a beard..." They_went_to_the_West,_and_they_went_to_the_East... How_pleasant_to_know_Mr._Lear! The_Owl_and_the_Pussycat_went_to_sea... |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Edward Lear
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Lewis_Carroll
gptkb:Shel_Silverstein gptkb:Roald_Dahl |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:John_Tenniel
gptkb:Dr._Seuss gptkb:William_Blake gptkb:Edward_Gorey |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
nature
travel |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
whimsical illustrations
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Cultural references in media
Adaptations of his works Influence on modern children's poetry Lear's Nonsense Nonsense literature tradition |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
A Book of Nonsense
The Owl and the Pussycat Nonsense_Songs,_Stories,_Botany,_and_Alphabets |
| gptkbp:occupation |
writer
landscape painter |
| gptkbp:spouse |
none
|
| gptkbp:style |
nonsense verse
|