William Burke

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:alias gptkb:The_Resurrectionist
gptkbp:applicationDate 1840-01-28
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:William_Hare
grave robbing and murder
gptkbp:birthDate 1792-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace Old Calton Burial Ground
gptkbp:chargingTime grave robbing
murder and body snatching
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:commanded execution by hanging
gptkbp:convictedOf murder
gptkbp:court gptkb:Burke_and_Hare_murders
guilty
gptkbp:culturalHeritage films and literature
gptkbp:deathDate 1840-12-28
gptkbp:deathPlace hanging
gptkbp:depictedIn various media adaptations
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Burke_and_Hare_murders
gptkbp:famousQuote "I am a poor man, and I have done what I have done for money."
gptkbp:fate dissected by anatomists
gptkbp:historicalImpact increased regulation of body snatching
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance example_of_Victorian_era_crime.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Burke
gptkbp:influence anatomy
gptkbp:influenceOn modern crime fiction
gptkbp:inspiration financial gain
gptkbp:knownFor body snatching
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for horror fiction
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:notableEvent dissection after death
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Burke_and_Hare_murders
Burke's_trial
gptkbp:occupation murderer
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:William_Hare
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Laird
gptkbp:technique burking