Sinclair Ross
E453653
Sinclair Ross was a Canadian author best known for his prairie novel "As For Me and My House," a cornerstone of mid-20th-century Canadian literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sinclair Ross canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4545523 — 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: Sinclair Ross Context triple: [Canadian literature canon, associatedWith, Sinclair Ross]
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A.
Hugh MacLennan
Hugh MacLennan was a prominent 20th-century Canadian novelist and essayist whose works, such as "Barometer Rising" and "Two Solitudes," helped define modern Canadian literature and national identity.
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B.
Margaret Laurence
Margaret Laurence was a prominent Canadian novelist and short story writer whose works, including "The Stone Angel" and "The Diviners," are central to the development of modern Canadian literature.
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C.
Alistair MacLeod
Alistair MacLeod was a Canadian author renowned for his powerful short stories and the novel "No Great Mischief," which vividly depict the lives of Cape Breton’s Scottish-descended communities.
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D.
Naomi Mitchison
Naomi Mitchison was a prolific 20th-century Scottish novelist, poet, and social activist known for her historical and speculative fiction as well as her engagement in feminist and socialist causes.
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E.
Reeves McCullers
Reeves McCullers was the husband of American novelist Carson McCullers and a key figure in her tumultuous personal life.
- 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: Sinclair Ross Target entity description: Sinclair Ross was a Canadian author best known for his prairie novel "As For Me and My House," a cornerstone of mid-20th-century Canadian literature.
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A.
Hugh MacLennan
Hugh MacLennan was a prominent 20th-century Canadian novelist and essayist whose works, such as "Barometer Rising" and "Two Solitudes," helped define modern Canadian literature and national identity.
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B.
Margaret Laurence
Margaret Laurence was a prominent Canadian novelist and short story writer whose works, including "The Stone Angel" and "The Diviners," are central to the development of modern Canadian literature.
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C.
Alistair MacLeod
Alistair MacLeod was a Canadian author renowned for his powerful short stories and the novel "No Great Mischief," which vividly depict the lives of Cape Breton’s Scottish-descended communities.
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D.
Naomi Mitchison
Naomi Mitchison was a prolific 20th-century Scottish novelist, poet, and social activist known for her historical and speculative fiction as well as her engagement in feminist and socialist causes.
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E.
Reeves McCullers
Reeves McCullers was the husband of American novelist Carson McCullers and a key figure in her tumultuous personal life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian novelist
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novel ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| author | Sinclair Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of Canada ⓘ |
| birthName | James Sinclair Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-02-29 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | cornerstone of mid-20th-century Canadian literature ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Saskatchewan (honorary degree) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Canadian literature
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prairie literature ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist novel
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prairie fiction ⓘ realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasBibliographyEntryIn |
Dictionary of Literary Biography
NERFINISHED
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The Canadian Encyclopedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Canadian prairie fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| movement | Canadian modernism ⓘ |
| name | Sinclair Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
As For Me and My House
NERFINISHED
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Sawbones Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lamp at Noon and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The Well NERFINISHED ⓘ Whir of Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bank clerk
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Shellbrook, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vancouver, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| residence |
Saskatchewan
NERFINISHED
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Vancouver, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional prairie town of Horizon ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sinclair Ross Description of subject: Sinclair Ross was a Canadian author best known for his prairie novel "As For Me and My House," a cornerstone of mid-20th-century Canadian literature.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.