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John Sheppard (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724), nicknamed "Honest Jack", "Gentleman Jack" or "Jack the Lad" (the origin of the British phrase), was an English criminal who became notorious in early 18th-century London.
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TTTA extracted 173 structured relationships around Jack Sheppard. Examples in this analysis include Jack Sheppard → Born → 4 March 1702 Spitalfields, Middlesex, England and Jack Sheppard → Cause of death → Execution by hanging. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Sheppard | Born | 4 March 1702 Spitalfields, Middlesex, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| Jack Sheppard | Cause of death | Execution by hanging | 1.00 | infobox |
| Jack Sheppard | Died | 16 November 1724 (aged 22) Tyburn, Middlesex, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| Jack Sheppard | Known for | his numerous escapes from prison and his crimes of theft and burglary, a biography of which is thought to have been ghostwritten by Daniel Defoe. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Jack Sheppard | Occupations | cane-chair maker, carpenter, thief, shoplifter, burglar, highwayman, pickpocket, gaol-breaker | 1.00 | infobox |
| Jack Sheppard | Other names | "Gentleman Jack", "Jack the Lad", "Honest Jack" | 1.00 | infobox |
| Joseph | instance of | The Black Lion was visited by criminals | 0.80 | text |
| Jack Sheppard | related to External links | Newgate Calendar | 0.60 | section |
| Jack Sheppard | related to External links | Retrieved | 0.60 | section |
| Jack Sheppard | related to External links | February | 0.60 | section |
| Jack Sheppard | related to External links | Project Gutenberg | 0.60 | section |
| Jack Sheppard | related to External links | William Harrison Ainsworth's | 0.60 | section |
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For Jack Sheppard, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Jack Sheppard with Criminal career. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
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Source: Wikipedia — Jack Sheppard · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout