Sam Clemens

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Riverworld_series
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:musical
gptkb:river
gptkb:comic_book
American literature
realism
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from Oxford University
gptkbp:birth_date 1835-11-30
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Florida,_Missouri
gptkbp:child gptkb:Clara_Clemens
gptkb:Langdon_C._Clemens
gptkb:Susy_L._Clemens
gptkbp:death_date 1910-04-21
gptkbp:famous_quote The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth isn't.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sam Clemens
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkbp:legacy Influence on American literature
Advocate for social justice
Critique of imperialism
Cultural icon in the United States
Pioneer of American humor
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer
gptkb:Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Businessman
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Redding,_Connecticut
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Hannibal,_Missouri
gptkb:Hartford,_Connecticut
gptkb:Elmira,_New_York
gptkb:Redding,_Connecticut
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Olivia_Langdon