Louis LaLaurie

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:New_Orleans_ghost_tours
Horror genre
Voodoo culture
New_Orleans_history
gptkbp:birthDate March 19, 1787
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:controversy Treatment of enslaved individuals
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Haunted house stories
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for horror stories and films
gptkbp:deathDate December 7, 1849
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:American_Horror_Story:_Coven
gptkbp:descendant Unknown
gptkbp:famousFor Her lavish parties
Her mansion's haunted reputation
gptkbp:fate Died in obscurity
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century America
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Antebellum_America
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of cruelty in slavery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Louis LaLaurie
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Southern_Gothic_literature
gptkbp:influenced Public perception of slavery
gptkbp:influencedBy French_culture
Southern_aristocracy
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern horror tropes
gptkbp:involvedIn New_Orleans_society
gptkbp:knownFor Her infamous reputation
Allegations of cruelty towards enslaved people
Being_a_wealthy_New_Orleans_socialite
gptkbp:legacy Infamy as a torturer
gptkbp:linkedTo Mysterious deaths of enslaved people
gptkbp:nationality American
Cajun
gptkbp:notableEvent The fire at her mansion in 1834
gptkbp:notableFor Her controversial legacy
gptkbp:occupation Socialite
gptkbp:reportsTo In_exile_in_France
gptkbp:residence gptkb:LaLaurie_Mansion
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Dr._Leonard_Louis_Nicolas_LaLaurie