Kurt Vonnegut
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Kurt Vonnegut was an American novelist and satirist known for his darkly humorous, genre-blending works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurt Vonnegut canonical | 13 |
| Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | 1 |
| Vonnegut | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2114824 — 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: Kurt Vonnegut Context triple: [The Saturday Evening Post, hasContributor, Kurt Vonnegut]
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A.
Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon is a reclusive American novelist known for his dense, complex, and postmodern works such as "Gravity’s Rainbow" and "The Crying of Lot 49."
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B.
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison was an influential American writer best known for his provocative speculative fiction, sharp criticism, and award-winning short stories and teleplays.
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C.
Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo is a critically acclaimed American novelist known for his postmodern works that explore themes of consumerism, technology, and the anxieties of contemporary life, including novels such as "White Noise" and "Underworld."
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D.
Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury was an American author best known for his imaginative and socially critical science fiction and fantasy works, including the classic novel "Fahrenheit 451."
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E.
J. D. Salinger
J. D. Salinger was an American author best known for his influential novel "The Catcher in the Rye," which became a defining work of 20th-century literature and adolescent alienation.
- 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: Kurt Vonnegut Target entity description: Kurt Vonnegut was an American novelist and satirist known for his darkly humorous, genre-blending works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle."
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A.
Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon is a reclusive American novelist known for his dense, complex, and postmodern works such as "Gravity’s Rainbow" and "The Crying of Lot 49."
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B.
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison was an influential American writer best known for his provocative speculative fiction, sharp criticism, and award-winning short stories and teleplays.
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C.
Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo is a critically acclaimed American novelist known for his postmodern works that explore themes of consumerism, technology, and the anxieties of contemporary life, including novels such as "White Noise" and "Underworld."
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D.
Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury was an American author best known for his imaginative and socially critical science fiction and fantasy works, including the classic novel "Fahrenheit 451."
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E.
J. D. Salinger
J. D. Salinger was an American author best known for his influential novel "The Catcher in the Rye," which became a defining work of 20th-century literature and adolescent alienation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ satirist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award
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surface form:
Hugo Award nomination
Nebula Award ⓘ
surface form:
Nebula Award nomination
Purple Heart ⓘ |
| basedOn | Slaughterhouse-Five is partly based on his experiences in Dresden ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain injury ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-04-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Carnegie Technical Schools
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surface form:
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Cornell University ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ University of Tennessee system ⓘ
surface form:
University of Tennessee
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| familyName |
Kurt Vonnegut
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vonnegut
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| fullName |
Kurt Vonnegut
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Kurt ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Edith Vonnegut
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Mark Vonnegut ⓘ Edith Vonnegut ⓘ
surface form:
Nanette Vonnegut
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| influenced |
Chuck Palahniuk
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Douglas Adams ⓘ Neil Gaiman ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Orwell
ⓘ
Mark Twain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement |
metafiction
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| notableEvent | survived the bombing of Dresden in World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bluebeard
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Breakfast of Champions ⓘ Cat's Cradle ⓘ Deadeye Dick ⓘ Galápagos ⓘ God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater ⓘ Hocus Pocus ⓘ Jailbird ⓘ Mother Night ⓘ Player Piano ⓘ Slapstick ⓘ Slaughterhouse-Five ⓘ The Sirens of Titan ⓘ Timequake ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | honorary president of the American Humanist Association ⓘ |
| religiousView | humanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cape Cod
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
Indianapolis ⓘ
surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse |
Jane Marie Cox
ⓘ
Jill Krementz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kurt Vonnegut Description of subject: Kurt Vonnegut was an American novelist and satirist known for his darkly humorous, genre-blending works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle."
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
this entity surface form:
Vonnegut
subject surface form:
Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us
subject surface form:
Playboy