Ishmael

fictional character from the novel Moby-Dick
Person literary_character Q6080485
Ishmael
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Ishmael

Summary

Ishmael is a literary character[1]. He worked as a whaler[2] and sailor[3]. He draws 498 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #115 of 421).[4]

Key Facts

  • Ishmael's professions included whaler[2].
  • Ishmael's professions included sailor[3].
  • Ishmael is the creator of Herman Melville[5].
  • Ishmael's image is recorded as Moby Dick p91 illustration.jpg[6].
  • Ishmael is recorded as male[7].
  • Ishmael's instance of is recorded as literary character[8].
  • Ishmael's instance of is recorded as fictional human[9].
  • Ishmael is named after Ishmael[10].
  • Ishmael's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ghsc[11].
  • Ishmael's present in work is recorded as Moby-Dick[12].
  • Ishmael's member of the crew of is recorded as Pequod[13].
  • Ishmael's CharacTour character ID is recorded as Ishmael.Moby-Dick[14].
  • Ishmael's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4005-20411[15].
  • Ishmael's Goodreads character ID is recorded as 36541[16].
  • Ishmael's Personality Database profile ID is recorded as 4997[17].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include whaler[2] and sailor[3].

Works and Contributions

Ishmael is the creator of Herman Melville[5].

Why It Matters

Ishmael draws 498 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #115 of 421).[4]

FAQs

What did Ishmael do for work?

Ishmael worked as whaler[2] and sailor[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . goodreads.com. Retrieved . goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . personality-database.com. Retrieved . personality-database.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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