Walter Scott

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:alias The_Author_of_Waverley
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Scottish_Romanticism
Historical novels
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:born August 15, 1771
gptkbp:children gptkb:Walter_Scott,_Jr.
gptkb:Anne_Scott
Charles_Scott
Sophia_Scott
gptkbp:contributedTo Romantic literature
Scottish_literature
gptkbp:died September 21, 1832
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Waverley_Novels
Historical romances
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Scottish_Historical_Society
gptkbp:genre Historical fiction
Poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter Scott
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:George_Eliot
gptkb:Thomas_Hardy
Leo Tolstoy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Burns
gptkb:James_Macpherson
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Scottish_nationalism
Cultural heritage preservation
Literary criticism
Historical research
Scottish_culture
gptkbp:knownFor Poetic_works
Scottish_historical_novels
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for historical reenactments
Influence on film adaptations of historical novels
Influence on later historical fiction authors
Cultural_icon_in_Scotland
Establishment_of_literary_festivals_in_Scotland
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Rob_Roy
gptkb:Waverley
Ivanhoe
The Lady of the Lake
The Heart of Midlothian
gptkbp:occupation Novelist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Abbotsford,_Scotland
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Dryburgh_Abbey
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Charlotte_Margaret_Carpenter