Joshua Abraham Norton

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Norton I
gptkbp:birthDate c. 1818
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Colma,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currency Norton dollars
gptkbp:dateOfProclamation September 17, 1859
gptkbp:deathDate January 8, 1880
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:declaredHimself Protector of Mexico
Emperor of the United States
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joshua Abraham Norton
gptkbp:legacy subject of books and stories
inspiration for fictional characters
folk hero of San Francisco
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor declaring himself Emperor of the United States
proclaiming himself Protector of Mexico
gptkbp:occupation businessman
eccentric
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Norton
Sarah Norden
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:signature Norton I signature.svg
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
historical research
The Emperor Norton Trust
statues and plaques in San Francisco
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Widow_Norton
gptkb:Emperor_Norton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8