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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
biographer
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
moral lessons in history
education for youth |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Princeton_University
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:the_Episcopal_Church
gptkb:American_Revolution |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1759-10-11
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Mason_Weems_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
American_identity
American_historical_narrative American_folklore_tradition |
| gptkbp:contribution |
popularizing_Washington's_image
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
American_folklore
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1825-01-01
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| gptkbp:depicts |
Washington's_character
|
| gptkbp:editor |
gptkb:The_Life_of_Washington
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
anecdotes_about_Washington
|
| gptkbp:genre |
historical biography
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-Revolutionary_America
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mason L. Weems
|
| gptkbp:influence |
19th-century biographies
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
biography genre
public perception of historical figures American_education American_biography_writing. cultural_memory_of_Washington |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:John_Locke
|
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
subsequent biographers
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
future historical writing
patriotic literature American_nationalism |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
his storytelling style
moralistic tales biography_of_George_Washington his_anecdotes_about_Washington's_youth |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence_on_American_literature
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first biography of George Washington
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:The_Life_of_Washington
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
historian
clergyman |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Maryland
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Philadelphia
|
| gptkbp:portrayedBy |
George_Washington_as_a_hero
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
patriotism through biography
|
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
several other biographies
The_Life_of_Washington_in_1800 The_Life_of_Washington_in_multiple_editions |
| gptkbp:publishes |
gptkb:The_Life_of_Washington
|
| gptkbp:religion |
Anglicanism
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Virginia
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Weems
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| gptkbp:style |
romanticized storytelling
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:The_Life_of_Washington
|