Henry Higgins

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fictional character
gptkbp:appearsIn My Fair Lady
Pygmalion
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Colonel_Pickering
social class norms
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:George_Bernard_Shaw
gptkbp:famousQuote I ain't pretending to be deserving.
The moment I let you know what I want, I will be a different man.
By_George,_she's_got_it!
The_rain_in_Spain_stays_mainly_in_the_plain.
gptkbp:gender male
gptkbp:goal teach_Eliza_proper_speech
gptkbp:hasCollaboratedWith gptkb:Eliza_Doolittle
society
his mother
gptkbp:hasConflictWith his own emotions
gptkbp:hasFriend gptkb:Colonel_Pickering
gptkb:Alfred_Doolittle
gptkbp:hasImpactOn linguistics
theater
popular culture
film adaptations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Higgins
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alexander_Melville_Bell
gptkb:Henry_Sweet
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith the concept of identity
the theme of class distinction
the study of accents
gptkbp:isKnownFor his phonetics expertise
his role in social transformation
gptkbp:isPartOf the musical My Fair Lady
the play Pygmalion
gptkbp:isPortrayedAs a mentor
a teacher
a romantic interest
a flawed genius
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor transforming_Eliza_Doolittle's_speech
gptkbp:occupation linguist
gptkbp:personalityTrait intelligent
obsessive
arrogant
patronizing
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Michael_Caine
gptkb:Jeremy_Brett
gptkb:Colin_Firth
gptkb:Rex_Harrison
Richard Chamberlain
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Eliza_Doolittle
gptkbp:setting gptkb:London
gptkbp:timePeriod early 20th century