Isabel Paterson
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Isabel Paterson was a Canadian-American novelist, literary critic, and influential libertarian thinker whose work, especially "The God of the Machine," helped shape early American individualist and free-market philosophy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isabel Paterson canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2681445 — 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: Isabel Paterson Context triple: [Rose Wilder Lane, associatedWith, Isabel Paterson]
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A.
Helen Gardner
Helen Gardner is a noted literary scholar and critic, best known for her influential work on English poetry and Renaissance literature.
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B.
Helen Menken
Helen Menken was an American stage actress prominent in early 20th-century Broadway theatre and an influential figure in the New York theatrical community.
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C.
Alice Howe Gibbens
Alice Howe Gibbens was an American schoolteacher and social reformer best known as the wife and intellectual partner of philosopher and psychologist William James.
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D.
Beatrice Banning Ayer
Beatrice Banning Ayer was an American socialite from a prominent Boston family best known as the wife of U.S. General George S. Patton.
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E.
Laura E. Richards
Laura E. Richards was an American author of children’s literature and biographies, known for works such as her Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of her mother, Julia Ward Howe.
- 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: Isabel Paterson Target entity description: Isabel Paterson was a Canadian-American novelist, literary critic, and influential libertarian thinker whose work, especially "The God of the Machine," helped shape early American individualist and free-market philosophy.
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A.
Helen Gardner
Helen Gardner is a noted literary scholar and critic, best known for her influential work on English poetry and Renaissance literature.
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B.
Helen Menken
Helen Menken was an American stage actress prominent in early 20th-century Broadway theatre and an influential figure in the New York theatrical community.
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C.
Alice Howe Gibbens
Alice Howe Gibbens was an American schoolteacher and social reformer best known as the wife and intellectual partner of philosopher and psychologist William James.
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D.
Beatrice Banning Ayer
Beatrice Banning Ayer was an American socialite from a prominent Boston family best known as the wife of U.S. General George S. Patton.
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E.
Laura E. Richards
Laura E. Richards was an American author of children’s literature and biographies, known for works such as her Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of her mother, Julia Ward Howe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
libertarian thinker ⓘ literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| author | Isabel Paterson self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| birthName | Isabel Mary Bowler ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1886-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1961-01-10 ⓘ |
| employer | New York Herald Tribune ⓘ |
| familyName | Paterson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic thought
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literature ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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political non-fiction ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Isabel ⓘ |
| influenced |
American libertarian movement
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Ayn Rand ⓘ Murray Rothbard ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
classical liberalism
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libertarianism ⓘ |
| name | Isabel Paterson self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian-American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
free-market capitalism
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individualism ⓘ limited government ⓘ |
| notableWork | The God of the Machine ⓘ |
| occupation |
columnist
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journalist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Canada
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Manitoulin Island ⓘ Ontario ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
book reviewer at the New York Herald Tribune
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literary columnist ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| religion | deism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isabel Paterson Description of subject: Isabel Paterson was a Canadian-American novelist, literary critic, and influential libertarian thinker whose work, especially "The God of the Machine," helped shape early American individualist and free-market philosophy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The God of the Machine