Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:activeYears |
1850-1895
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_College_London
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:The_Daily_Telegraph
gptkb:The_Cornhill_Magazine gptkb:The_Illustrated_London_News The Spectator |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Literature
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| gptkbp:born |
November 24, 1828
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| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:George_Sala_Jr.
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| gptkbp:died |
December 28, 1895
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| gptkbp:genre |
Memoir
Travel literature |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George Augustus Sala
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Journalism
Travel writing |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
Social commentary
Travel writing |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Became a war correspondent in 1854
Published first book in 1859 Wrote about the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 Elected_Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Literature_in_1880 Wrote_about_the_Paris_Exposition_Universelle_in_1867 Contributed_to_Punch_magazine Published_'The_City_of_the_World'_in_1864 Published_'The_Life_of_a_Journalist'_in_1885 Published_'The_Paris_of_the_Second_Empire'_in_1871 Published_'The_Story_of_My_Life'_in_1892 Wrote_a_biography_of_Charles_Dickens_in_1870 Wrote_extensively_on_London_life_and_culture. Wrote_for_The_Times Contributed_to_the_British_press_during_the_Crimean_War Wrote_for_the_Illustrated_London_News_for_over_30_years Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_in_London Published_'The_Life_and_Adventures_of_a_Cheap_Jack'_in_1868 Wrote_a_series_of_articles_on_the_Great_Exhibition_of_1851 Participated_in_the_founding_of_the_Society_of_Authors_in_1884 |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Twice_Around_the_Clock
The_Life_and_Adventures_of_a_Cheap_Jack |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Author
Journalist |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:London,_England
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:London,_England
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkb:Paris,_France gptkb:Brussels,_Belgium |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Ann_Sala
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