Don Paterson
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Don Paterson is a Scottish poet, writer, and musician renowned for his award-winning poetry collections and significant contributions to contemporary British literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don Paterson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4569491 — 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: Don Paterson Context triple: [T. S. Eliot Prize, hasAwarded, Don Paterson]
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A.
Christopher Pyne
Christopher Pyne is an Australian former Liberal Party politician who served as a long‑standing federal MP and held senior ministerial roles, including Minister for Defence and Minister for Education.
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B.
Bob Katter Jr.
Bob Katter Jr. is a long-serving Australian politician and founder of Katter's Australian Party, known for his socially conservative views and strong advocacy for rural and regional communities.
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C.
Pauline Hanson
Pauline Hanson is an Australian politician best known as the founder and leader of the right-wing populist party One Nation.
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D.
Bob Katter Sr.
Bob Katter Sr. was an Australian Country Party politician who served for decades in the federal parliament, representing rural Queensland and becoming a prominent advocate for regional and agricultural interests.
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E.
Scott Barrett
Scott Barrett is a New Zealand rugby union lock who plays for the Crusaders and the All Blacks.
- 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: Don Paterson Target entity description: Don Paterson is a Scottish poet, writer, and musician renowned for his award-winning poetry collections and significant contributions to contemporary British literature.
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A.
Christopher Pyne
Christopher Pyne is an Australian former Liberal Party politician who served as a long‑standing federal MP and held senior ministerial roles, including Minister for Defence and Minister for Education.
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B.
Bob Katter Jr.
Bob Katter Jr. is a long-serving Australian politician and founder of Katter's Australian Party, known for his socially conservative views and strong advocacy for rural and regional communities.
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C.
Pauline Hanson
Pauline Hanson is an Australian politician best known as the founder and leader of the right-wing populist party One Nation.
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D.
Bob Katter Sr.
Bob Katter Sr. was an Australian Country Party politician who served for decades in the federal parliament, representing rural Queensland and becoming a prominent advocate for regional and agricultural interests.
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E.
Scott Barrett
Scott Barrett is a New Zealand rugby union lock who plays for the Crusaders and the All Blacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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musician ⓘ poet ⓘ university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Forward Prize for Best First Collection
NERFINISHED
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Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ T. S. Eliot Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitbread Poetry Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-07-17 ⓘ |
| employer | University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
aphorism
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essay ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
aphorisms
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essays on poetry ⓘ poetry collections ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Paul Celan
NERFINISHED
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Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary British poetry ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lammas (jazz-folk group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Don Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
40 Sonnets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Best Thought, Worst Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ God’s Gift to Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Landing Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Nil Nil ⓘ Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Reading Shakespeare’s Sonnets NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blind Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ The Poem: Lyric, Sign, Metre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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editor ⓘ musician ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lecturer in Creative Writing
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Professor of Poetry ⓘ |
| residence |
Dundee
NERFINISHED
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don Paterson Description of subject: Don Paterson is a Scottish poet, writer, and musician renowned for his award-winning poetry collections and significant contributions to contemporary British literature.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.