Ina Coolbrith
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Ina Coolbrith was a 19th–20th century American poet, librarian, and literary figure who became California’s first poet laureate and a central influence in the San Francisco Bay Area’s early literary scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ina Coolbrith canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ina Coolbrith Context triple: [Ina Coolbrith Park, namedAfter, Ina Coolbrith]
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A.
Maud Howe Elliott
Maud Howe Elliott was an American author and biographer, best known for co-writing the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of her mother, Julia Ward Howe.
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B.
Elizabeth Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins was a colonial-era New England woman known primarily as a member of the prominent Hopkins family, being the daughter of early Rhode Island leader Stephen Hopkins.
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C.
Maria White Lowell
Maria White Lowell was a 19th-century American poet and abolitionist, known both for her own literary work and for her influence on her husband, James Russell Lowell.
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D.
Jessie Willcox Smith
Jessie Willcox Smith was a prominent American illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for her tender, richly colored depictions of children in magazines and books.
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E.
Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell was an American poet of the early 20th century, associated with the Imagist movement and known for her vivid free-verse poetry and literary criticism.
- 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: Ina Coolbrith Target entity description: Ina Coolbrith was a 19th–20th century American poet, librarian, and literary figure who became California’s first poet laureate and a central influence in the San Francisco Bay Area’s early literary scene.
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A.
Maud Howe Elliott
Maud Howe Elliott was an American author and biographer, best known for co-writing the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of her mother, Julia Ward Howe.
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B.
Elizabeth Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins was a colonial-era New England woman known primarily as a member of the prominent Hopkins family, being the daughter of early Rhode Island leader Stephen Hopkins.
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C.
Maria White Lowell
Maria White Lowell was a 19th-century American poet and abolitionist, known both for her own literary work and for her influence on her husband, James Russell Lowell.
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D.
Jessie Willcox Smith
Jessie Willcox Smith was a prominent American illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for her tender, richly colored depictions of children in magazines and books.
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E.
Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell was an American poet of the early 20th century, associated with the Imagist movement and known for her vivid free-verse poetry and literary criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American poet
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California poet laureate ⓘ human ⓘ librarian ⓘ literary figure ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| activeIn |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | title of Poet Laureate of California ⓘ |
| birthName | Josephine Donna Smith ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California
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surface form:
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1841-03-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1928-02-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
librarianship
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literary promotion ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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nature poetry ⓘ regional poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
San Francisco Bay Area literary community
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early California writers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterReligion | left Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bohemian literary circles of San Francisco ⓘ |
| movement | California literature ⓘ |
| name | Ina Coolbrith self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | mentoring younger writers in California ⓘ |
| notableRole |
central figure in early San Francisco Bay Area literary scene
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first poet laureate of California ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Poems (1894)
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Songs from the Golden Gate ⓘ
surface form:
Songs from the Golden Gate (1895)
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| occupation |
editor
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librarian ⓘ poet ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Nauvoo, Illinois
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surface form:
Nauvoo, Illinois, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Berkeley
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surface form:
Berkeley, California, United States
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| positionHeld |
Ina Coolbrith, first Poet Laureate of California
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surface form:
California Poet Laureate
librarian of the Oakland Free Library ⓘ |
| relative |
Joseph Smith Sr.
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surface form:
Joseph Smith Sr. (grandfather)
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| religion | raised in Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ |
| residence |
Berkeley
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surface form:
Berkeley, California, United States
Oakland ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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Subject: Ina Coolbrith Description of subject: Ina Coolbrith was a 19th–20th century American poet, librarian, and literary figure who became California’s first poet laureate and a central influence in the San Francisco Bay Area’s early literary scene.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park