Henry Fielding

GPTKB entity

Statements (94)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:drama
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Theatrical_Licensing_Act_1737
Theatrical world
gptkbp:born April 22, 1707
gptkbp:born_in 1707
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Fielding_Jr.
gptkb:William_Fielding
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:The_Covent_Garden_Journal
gptkb:The_True_Patriot
The Champion
gptkbp:contribution Advocating for social reform through literature
Developing the use of irony in literature
Establishing the foundations of the English novel
gptkbp:died October 8, 1754
gptkbp:died_in 1754
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:University_of_Leyden
gptkbp:famous_for Creating the character of Tom Jones
Social criticism in literature
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comedy
gptkb:novel
Satire
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Charlotte_Cradock
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Fielding
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:George_Orwell
gptkb:Jane_Austen
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Daniel_Defoe
gptkb:Samuel_Richardson
gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:The_Royal_Society
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:Charlotte_Cradock
gptkbp:is_remembered_for His contributions to English literature
His character development
His exploration of morality
His comedic style
His narrative techniques
His pioneering of the novel form
gptkbp:known_for Satire
Social commentary
Pioneering the novel as a literary form
Picaresque novels
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_achievement Writing the first English novel
Founding the Bow Street Runners
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Tom_Jones
gptkb:The_History_of_the_Life_of_Mr._Jonathan_Wild_the_Great
gptkb:Joseph_Andrews
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Sharpham,_Somerset,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Lisbon,_Portugal
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Charlotte_Cradock
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:culture
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:Baron
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Journalist
gptkb:political_leaders
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:editor
gptkb:historians
gptkb:Novelist
gptkb:literary_criticism
Magistrate
Civic leader
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:University_of_Leyden
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Daniel_Defoe
gptkb:Samuel_Richardson
gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkbp:work_period gptkb:18th_century
Early 1700s
Mid 1700s
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Love
gptkb:Social_issues
gptkb:Amelia
gptkb:Tom_Jones
gptkb:The_History_of_the_Life_of_Mr._Jonathan_Wild_the_Great
gptkb:Joseph_Andrews
gptkb:Justice
gptkb:adventure
gptkb:The_Female_Quixote
Morality
Human nature
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Jane_Austen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4