1999 (Children's Laureate)
E394168
author
children's book illustrator
honorary title
illustrator
inaugural term of the Children's Laureate
literary award
person
year
1999 (Children's Laureate) marks the year in which illustrator and author Quentin Blake began serving as the United Kingdom’s inaugural Children’s Laureate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1999 (Children's Laureate) canonical | 1 |
| 2001 (Children's Laureate) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3880827 — 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: 1999 (Children's Laureate) Context triple: [Quentin Blake, startTime, 1999 (Children's Laureate)]
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A.
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
The Whitbread Children's Book of the Year was a prestigious UK literary award, part of the Whitbread (later Costa) Book Awards, recognizing outstanding children's literature.
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B.
Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature
The Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature is a prestigious Canadian literary prize recognizing outstanding books for young readers in both English and French.
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C.
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is a prestigious annual American award recognizing the most distinguished picture book for children published in the United States.
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D.
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize is a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of children's fiction.
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E.
Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is a prestigious British literary award given annually to an outstanding book for children or young adults.
- 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: 1999 (Children's Laureate) Target entity description: 1999 (Children's Laureate) marks the year in which illustrator and author Quentin Blake began serving as the United Kingdom’s inaugural Children’s Laureate.
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A.
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
The Whitbread Children's Book of the Year was a prestigious UK literary award, part of the Whitbread (later Costa) Book Awards, recognizing outstanding children's literature.
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B.
Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature
The Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature is a prestigious Canadian literary prize recognizing outstanding books for young readers in both English and French.
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C.
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is a prestigious annual American award recognizing the most distinguished picture book for children published in the United States.
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D.
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize is a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of children's fiction.
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E.
Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is a prestigious British literary award given annually to an outstanding book for children or young adults.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
ⓘ
children's book illustrator ⓘ honorary title ⓘ illustrator ⓘ inaugural term of the Children's Laureate ⓘ literary award ⓘ person ⓘ year ⓘ |
| appliesTo | children's literature ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | no previous Children's Laureate ⓘ |
| hasInceptionOfOffice | Children's Laureate ⓘ |
| hasOrdinalNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
Sir Quentin Blake
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surface form:
Quentin Blake
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| inauguratedBy |
Sir Quentin Blake
ⓘ
surface form:
Quentin Blake
|
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
children's book illustration
ⓘ
illustrations for Roald Dahl's books ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Children's Laureate ⓘ |
| startTime | 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1999 (Children's Laureate) Description of subject: 1999 (Children's Laureate) marks the year in which illustrator and author Quentin Blake began serving as the United Kingdom’s inaugural Children’s Laureate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Quentin Blake
subject surface form:
Quentin Blake
this entity surface form:
2001 (Children's Laureate)