Sir Quentin Saxby Blake
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Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is a renowned British illustrator and children's book author best known for his long-standing collaboration with Roald Dahl and his distinctive, energetic drawing style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Quentin Saxby Blake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3880803 — 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: Sir Quentin Saxby Blake Context triple: [Quentin Blake, name, Sir Quentin Saxby Blake]
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Arthur Hughes
Arthur Hughes was a 19th-century English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his poetic, detailed, and often romantic works.
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B.
Colin St John Wilson
Colin St John Wilson was a British architect and academic best known for designing the main building of the British Library in London.
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C.
Edwin Landseer
Edwin Landseer was a renowned 19th-century British painter and sculptor best known for his animal paintings and the iconic bronze lions in London’s Trafalgar Square.
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D.
Cecil Hart
Cecil Hart was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey coach and manager, best known for his successful tenure with the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL.
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E.
Frederic Sandys
Frederic Sandys was a 19th-century British painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his highly detailed, symbolically rich portraits and mythological subjects.
- 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: Sir Quentin Saxby Blake Target entity description: Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is a renowned British illustrator and children's book author best known for his long-standing collaboration with Roald Dahl and his distinctive, energetic drawing style.
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A.
Arthur Hughes
Arthur Hughes was a 19th-century English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his poetic, detailed, and often romantic works.
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B.
Colin St John Wilson
Colin St John Wilson was a British architect and academic best known for designing the main building of the British Library in London.
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C.
Edwin Landseer
Edwin Landseer was a renowned 19th-century British painter and sculptor best known for his animal paintings and the iconic bronze lions in London’s Trafalgar Square.
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D.
Cecil Hart
Cecil Hart was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey coach and manager, best known for his successful tenure with the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL.
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E.
Frederic Sandys
Frederic Sandys was a 19th-century British painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his highly detailed, symbolically rich portraits and mythological subjects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartoonist
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children's writer ⓘ human ⓘ illustrator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
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surface form:
Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ Hans Christian Andersen Award ⓘ
surface form:
Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration
Kate Greenaway Medal ⓘ Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| birthName | Quentin Saxby Blake ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-12-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Chelsea School of Art
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Downing College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Institute of Education ⓘ
surface form:
Institute of Education, University of London
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| employer |
Royal College of Art (Kensington campus)
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surface form:
Royal College of Art
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| fieldOfWork |
book illustration
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children's literature ⓘ illustration ⓘ |
| genre | children's literature ⓘ |
| hasCollaboratedWith |
Joan Aiken
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John Yeoman ⓘ Michael Rosen ⓘ Roald Dahl ⓘ Russell Hoban ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaboration with Roald Dahl
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distinctive energetic drawing style ⓘ illustrations for children's books ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary illustration ⓘ |
| name | Quentin Saxby Blake ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Clown"
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"Mister Magnolia" ⓘ "Mrs Armitage" series ⓘ "Zagazoo" ⓘ illustrations for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" ⓘ illustrations for "Matilda" ⓘ illustrations for "The BFG" ⓘ illustrations for "The Twits" ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartoonist
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children's book author ⓘ illustrator ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sidcup, Kent, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Head of Illustration at the Royal College of Art ⓘ |
| style | loose, energetic line drawings ⓘ |
| website | https://www.quentinblake.com/ ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Sir Quentin Saxby Blake Description of subject: Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is a renowned British illustrator and children's book author best known for his long-standing collaboration with Roald Dahl and his distinctive, energetic drawing style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Quentin Blake