Naguib Mahfouz
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Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his richly detailed portrayals of modern Egyptian society, particularly through works like the Cairo Trilogy.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naguib Mahfouz canonical | 72 |
| Mahfouz | 1 |
| Naguib | 1 |
| Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha | 1 |
| Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz | 1 |
| نجيب محفوظ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19706 — 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: Naguib Mahfouz Context triple: [Cairo University, notableAlumni, Naguib Mahfouz]
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A.
Ismail Serageldin
Ismail Serageldin is an Egyptian scholar and former vice president of the World Bank, best known as the founding director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and a prominent advocate for science, development, and cultural heritage.
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B.
Valeria Wasserman
Valeria Wasserman is a Brazilian linguist and translator best known as the wife of renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky.
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C.
Howard Potter
Howard Potter was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist who played a key role in the cultural life of New York City.
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D.
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and political activist widely regarded as the founder of modern linguistics and a prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy.
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E.
Richard Bolt
Richard Bolt was an American acoustician and co-founder of the influential research and engineering firm Bolt Beranek and Newman, known for its pioneering work in acoustics and computer networking.
- 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: Naguib Mahfouz Target entity description: Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his richly detailed portrayals of modern Egyptian society, particularly through works like the Cairo Trilogy.
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A.
Ismail Serageldin
Ismail Serageldin is an Egyptian scholar and former vice president of the World Bank, best known as the founding director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and a prominent advocate for science, development, and cultural heritage.
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B.
Primo Levi
Primo Levi was an Italian Jewish chemist and writer renowned for his powerful memoirs and reflections on his experiences in Nazi concentration camps and the Holocaust.
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C.
Valeria Wasserman
Valeria Wasserman is a Brazilian linguist and translator best known as the wife of renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky.
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D.
Howard Potter
Howard Potter was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist who played a key role in the cultural life of New York City.
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E.
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and political activist widely regarded as the founder of modern linguistics and a prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian writer
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Nobel laureate in Literature ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Prize in Literature
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Order of the Nile ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cairo ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a fall ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Egypt ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-12-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-08-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Cairo University ⓘ |
| employer |
Egyptian government
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surface form:
Egyptian civil service
Ministry of Culture of Egypt ⓘ Ministry of Islamic Endowments of Egypt ⓘ |
| familyName |
Naguib Mahfouz
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mahfouz
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| fieldOfStudy | philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Naguib Mahfouz
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
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| genre |
literary fiction
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social realism ⓘ |
| givenName |
Naguib Mahfouz
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Naguib
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| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arabic novelists
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modern Egyptian literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Egyptian society
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Islamic culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| movement |
Social realism
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surface form:
Egyptian literary realism
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| NobelPrizeCategory | Literature ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayals of modern Egyptian society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Children of Gebelawi
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Midaq Alley ⓘ Miramar ⓘ Palace Walk ⓘ Palace of Desire ⓘ Sugar Street ⓘ The Cairo Trilogy ⓘ The Harafish ⓘ The Thief and the Dogs ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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novelist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cairo ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cairo ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
advisor to the Egyptian Ministry of Culture
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director of the Censorship Office for Artistic Works ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| writingPeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| writingStyle | detailed depiction of everyday life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naguib Mahfouz Description of subject: Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his richly detailed portrayals of modern Egyptian society, particularly through works like the Cairo Trilogy.
Referenced by (77)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
this entity surface form:
Naguib
this entity surface form:
Mahfouz
subject surface form:
Palace Walk
subject surface form:
Palace of Desire
subject surface form:
Sugar Street
this entity surface form:
Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz
subject surface form:
Miramar (novel)