William David Snodgrass
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William David Snodgrass was an American poet known for his confessional style and for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his debut collection "Heart's Needle."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William David Snodgrass canonical | 1 |
| William Snodgrass | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William David Snodgrass Context triple: [Snodgrass, hasNotableBearer, William David Snodgrass]
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A.
Fred Snodgrass
Fred Snodgrass was an American Major League Baseball outfielder best remembered for his infamous dropped fly ball in the 1912 World Series.
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B.
Aaron Ogden
Aaron Ogden was an early 19th-century American politician and steamboat operator whose state-granted monopoly became the focus of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden, which helped define federal power over interstate commerce.
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C.
Josh Bayliss
Josh Bayliss is a British business executive best known as the CEO of the Virgin Group, overseeing the conglomerate’s global strategy and operations.
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D.
Mat Rogers
Mat Rogers is an Australian former dual-code rugby international who played both rugby league and rugby union at elite levels, including representing Australia and starring in the NRL.
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E.
Alan Dawson
Alan Dawson is an American jazz drummer and influential educator renowned for his work with artists like Dave Brubeck and for shaping modern drum pedagogy.
- 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: William David Snodgrass Target entity description: William David Snodgrass was an American poet known for his confessional style and for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his debut collection "Heart's Needle."
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A.
Fred Snodgrass
Fred Snodgrass was an American Major League Baseball outfielder best remembered for his infamous dropped fly ball in the 1912 World Series.
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B.
Aaron Ogden
Aaron Ogden was an early 19th-century American politician and steamboat operator whose state-granted monopoly became the focus of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden, which helped define federal power over interstate commerce.
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C.
Josh Bayliss
Josh Bayliss is a British business executive best known as the CEO of the Virgin Group, overseeing the conglomerate’s global strategy and operations.
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D.
Mat Rogers
Mat Rogers is an Australian former dual-code rugby international who played both rugby league and rugby union at elite levels, including representing Australia and starring in the NRL.
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E.
Alan Dawson
Alan Dawson is an American jazz drummer and influential educator renowned for his work with artists like Dave Brubeck and for shaping modern drum pedagogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
De
NERFINISHED
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W. D. Snodgrass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
NERFINISHED
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Ingram Merrill Foundation Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bellevue Cemetery, Ontario County, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-01-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-01-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Geneva College
NERFINISHED
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Iowa Writers' Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Cornell University
NERFINISHED
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Old Dominion University NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Snodgrass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William David Snodgrass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasChild | Cynthia Snodgrass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Kathleen Snodgrass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | confessional poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Robert Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| movement | confessional poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering confessional poetry in the United States
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winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Heart's Needle ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After Experience
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Each in His Season NERFINISHED ⓘ Heart's Needle NERFINISHED ⓘ Remains NERFINISHED ⓘ The Death of Cock Robin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Führer Bunker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Madison County, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Delaware, United States
NERFINISHED
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New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
William Snodgrass