Alexander Kielland
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Alexander Kielland was a prominent 19th-century Norwegian realist writer and one of the country's major classical authors, known for his socially critical novels and short stories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Kielland canonical | 3 |
| Kielland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1069005 — 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.
Target entity: Alexander Kielland Context triple: [Jonas Lie, hasColleague, Alexander Kielland]
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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize–winning novelist, poet, and playwright, and one of the central figures of 19th-century Norwegian literature and nationalism.
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Einar Lie
Einar Lie is a Norwegian economic historian and professor known for his research on Norway’s economic policy, financial history, and the development of the welfare state.
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C.
Johann Olav Koss
Johann Olav Koss is a Norwegian speed skater renowned for winning multiple gold medals and setting world records at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.
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D.
Anders Johan von Höpken
Anders Johan von Höpken was an 18th-century Swedish statesman and influential Enlightenment figure who helped shape Sweden’s political and scientific institutions.
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E.
William Irving
William Irving was the brother of famed American author Washington Irving and a member of the prominent Irving family of early 19th-century New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alexander Kielland Target entity description: Alexander Kielland was a prominent 19th-century Norwegian realist writer and one of the country's major classical authors, known for his socially critical novels and short stories.
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A.
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize–winning novelist, poet, and playwright, and one of the central figures of 19th-century Norwegian literature and nationalism.
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B.
Einar Lie
Einar Lie is a Norwegian economic historian and professor known for his research on Norway’s economic policy, financial history, and the development of the welfare state.
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C.
Johann Olav Koss
Johann Olav Koss is a Norwegian speed skater renowned for winning multiple gold medals and setting world records at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.
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D.
Anders Johan von Höpken
Anders Johan von Höpken was an 18th-century Swedish statesman and influential Enlightenment figure who helped shape Sweden’s political and scientific institutions.
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E.
William Irving
William Irving was the brother of famed American author Washington Irving and a member of the prominent Irving family of early 19th-century New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian writer
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essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ realist writer ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| canonization | Norwegian literary canon ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of Norwegian realist prose ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Norway ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Norway ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the "four greats" of 19th-century Norwegian literature ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oslo
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surface form:
University of Christiania
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| familyName |
Alexander Kielland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kielland
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| genre |
essay
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novel ⓘ play ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Norwegian ⓘ |
| movement | Realism ⓘ |
| name | Alexander Kielland self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of bourgeois society
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critique of the church ⓘ social criticism in literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arbeidsfolk
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Else ⓘ Tyche ⓘ
surface form:
Fortuna
Garman & Worse ⓘ Gift ⓘ Skipper Worse ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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magistrate ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian literature ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stavanger ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bergen ⓘ |
| relative | Kielland family ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Kitty Lange Kielland ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Copenhagen
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Stavanger ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
concise
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ironic ⓘ socially critical ⓘ |
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Subject: Alexander Kielland Description of subject: Alexander Kielland was a prominent 19th-century Norwegian realist writer and one of the country's major classical authors, known for his socially critical novels and short stories.
Referenced by (4)
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