Edward Lear

GPTKB entity

Statements (108)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:birth_date 1812-05-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Holloway,_London,_England
gptkbp:born May 12, 1812
gptkbp:contribution Popularizing nonsense literature
gptkbp:death_date 1888-01-29
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:San_Remo,_Italy
gptkbp:died January 29, 1888
gptkbp:education self-taught
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:illustrations
Limericks
nonsense poetry
Nonsense poems
gptkbp:famous_illustration gptkb:The_Jumblies
gptkb:The_Quangle_Wangle's_Hat
gptkb:The_Owl_and_the_Pussycat
gptkbp:famous_quote The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea.
And they danced by the light of the moon.
And the moon was a shining ball.
And they danced, and they danced.
In the middle of the wood.
The Jumblies went to sea in a sieve they did.
There is an art of flying.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince.
gptkbp:first_illustrated_work The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple
gptkbp:first_published A Book of Nonsense (1846)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Lear
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:children's_literature
Illustration in children's books
nonsense literature
Humor in literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Lewis_Carroll
gptkb:John_Tenniel
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Lewis_Carroll
gptkb:Dr._Seuss
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:landscape_painting
gptkb:literature
limericks
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern children's poetry
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_for Absurdity
Playful language
Visual art integration
Whimsical characters
Rhyming schemes
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:A_Book_of_Nonsense
gptkb:The_Jumblies
gptkb:The_Quangle_Wangle's_Hat
gptkb:The_Owl_and_the_Pussycat
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Artist
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Illustrator
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Holloway,_London
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:San_Remo,_Italy
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Edward_Lear_Prize
gptkbp:related_to Limerick form
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:none
gptkbp:style Nonsense verse
Illustrated poetry
gptkbp:work_period gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Book_of_Nonsense,_Part_II
gptkb:The_Dong_with_a_Luminous_Nose
gptkb:The_Jumblies
gptkb:The_New_Vestments
gptkb:The_Nonsense_Mythology
gptkb:The_Pobble_Who_Has_No_Toes
gptkb:The_Quangle_Wangle's_Hat
gptkb:The_Two_Old_Bachelors
gptkb:The_Yule_Log
gptkb:The_Owl_and_the_Pussycat
gptkb:The_Book_of_Nonsense
The Nonsense Alphabet
The Old Man with a Beard
The Table and the Chair
Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets
The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker, and the Tongs
The Nonsense Aesthetics
The Nonsense Anthropology
The Nonsense Botany
The Nonsense Cosmology
The Nonsense Dictionary
The Nonsense Economics
The Nonsense Epistemology
The Nonsense Ethics
The Nonsense Folklore
The Nonsense Geography
The Nonsense Grammar
The Nonsense History
The Nonsense Literature
The Nonsense Logic
The Nonsense Metaphysics
The Nonsense Ontology
The Nonsense Philosophy
The Nonsense Poetics
The Nonsense Politics
The Nonsense Pragmatics
The Nonsense Psychology
The Nonsense Rhetoric
The Nonsense Science
The Nonsense Semantics
The Nonsense Sociology
The Nonsense Theology
The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:comics
gptkb:Lewis_Carroll
gptkb:The_Owl_and_the_Pussycat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4