Lyndon
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Lyndon is a short story by David Foster Wallace, included in his collection "Girl with Curious Hair," that offers a fictionalized, introspective portrayal of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyndon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12886054 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyndon Context triple: [Girl with Curious Hair, hasStory, Lyndon]
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A.
Lyndon
Lyndon is a masculine given name most famously borne by Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States.
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B.
Lyndon Evelyn
Lyndon Evelyn was a British politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the 19th century.
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C.
Lyndon James
Lyndon James is an English cricketer known for playing as an all-rounder for Nottinghamshire.
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D.
Lyndon Henry
Lyndon Henry is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the given name Lyndon.
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E.
Lyndon Hannibal
Lyndon Hannibal is a Sri Lankan politician and public figure known for his involvement in national governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyndon Target entity description: Lyndon is a short story by David Foster Wallace, included in his collection "Girl with Curious Hair," that offers a fictionalized, introspective portrayal of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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A.
Lyndon
Lyndon is a masculine given name most famously borne by Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States.
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B.
Lyndon Evelyn
Lyndon Evelyn was a British politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the 19th century.
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C.
Lyndon James
Lyndon James is an English cricketer known for playing as an all-rounder for Nottinghamshire.
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D.
Lyndon Henry
Lyndon Henry is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the given name Lyndon.
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E.
Lyndon Hannibal
Lyndon Hannibal is a Sri Lankan politician and public figure known for his involvement in national governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fictionalCharacterDepicted | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalizedPortrayalOf | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCollection | Girl with Curious Hair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American politics
ⓘ
historical memory ⓘ intimacy and distance ⓘ morality in politics ⓘ personal loyalty ⓘ political power ⓘ public versus private identity ⓘ |
| includedIn | Girl with Curious Hair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFictionalWorkAbout |
Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. politics in the 1960s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
experimental prose
ⓘ
metafictional elements ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | David Foster Wallace bibliography ⓘ |
| portrays | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyndon Description of subject: Lyndon is a short story by David Foster Wallace, included in his collection "Girl with Curious Hair," that offers a fictionalized, introspective portrayal of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.