Jerome K. Jerome
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Jerome K. Jerome was an English writer and humorist best known for his comic travelogue "Three Men in a Boat."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerome K. Jerome canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4406724 — 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: Jerome K. Jerome Context triple: [St Marylebone Cemetery, notableBurial, Jerome K. Jerome]
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A.
P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse was an English author celebrated for his witty, farcical comic novels and stories, particularly those featuring Jeeves and Wooster.
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B.
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was a 19th-century English novelist best known for his satirical works, particularly the novel "Vanity Fair."
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C.
Robert Surtees
Robert Surtees was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his richly photographed Hollywood classics and multiple Academy Award-winning work.
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D.
Saki
Saki is a prominent town in southwestern Nigeria known as a commercial and agricultural hub within Oyo State.
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E.
Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh was a prominent 20th-century English novelist best known for his satirical and stylistically elegant works such as "Brideshead Revisited" and "A Handful of Dust."
- 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: Jerome K. Jerome Target entity description: Jerome K. Jerome was an English writer and humorist best known for his comic travelogue "Three Men in a Boat."
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A.
P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse was an English author celebrated for his witty, farcical comic novels and stories, particularly those featuring Jeeves and Wooster.
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B.
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was a 19th-century English novelist best known for his satirical works, particularly the novel "Vanity Fair."
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C.
Robert Surtees
Robert Surtees was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his richly photographed Hollywood classics and multiple Academy Award-winning work.
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D.
Saki
Saki is a prominent town in southwestern Nigeria known as a commercial and agricultural hub within Oyo State.
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E.
Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh was a prominent 20th-century English novelist best known for his satirical and stylistically elegant works such as "Brideshead Revisited" and "A Handful of Dust."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
humorist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Mary's Church, Ewelme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1859-05-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1927-06-14 ⓘ |
| edited |
The Idler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
To-Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Marylebone Grammar School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
humor ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of Jerome K. Jerome ⓘ |
| influenced | English comic prose ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1888 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Ambulance service ⓘ |
| movement | comic literature ⓘ |
| name | Jerome K. Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Kelver NERFINISHED ⓘ They and I NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Men in a Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Men on the Bummel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
ⓘ
humorist ⓘ playwright ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Caldmore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Walsall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Northampton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1889 (Three Men in a Boat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| servedIn | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setWorkIn | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Georgina Elizabeth Henrietta Stanley Marris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs |
actor
ⓘ
railway clerk ⓘ |
| writingStyle | light comic essay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerome K. Jerome Description of subject: Jerome K. Jerome was an English writer and humorist best known for his comic travelogue "Three Men in a Boat."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.