Sylvia Beach
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Sylvia Beach was an American-born bookseller and publisher in Paris best known for founding the Shakespeare and Company bookstore and first publishing James Joyce’s *Ulysses*.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sylvia Beach canonical | 8 |
| Sylvia Beach (namesake, not direct ancestor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sylvia Beach Context triple: [A Moveable Feast, depicts, Sylvia Beach]
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A.
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein was an American modernist writer and art collector known for her experimental prose and for hosting an influential Paris salon that nurtured artists and authors such as Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso.
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B.
Crystal Eastman
Crystal Eastman was an American lawyer, feminist, pacifist, and pioneering civil liberties advocate who played a key role in the early 20th-century progressive and suffrage movements.
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C.
Elisabeth Mann Borgese
Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a German-born writer and pioneering advocate for international ocean governance and the law of the sea.
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D.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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E.
Voltairine de Cleyre
Voltairine de Cleyre was an influential late 19th- and early 20th-century American anarchist writer, feminist, and lecturer known for her radical critiques of capitalism, the state, and patriarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sylvia Beach Target entity description: Sylvia Beach was an American-born bookseller and publisher in Paris best known for founding the Shakespeare and Company bookstore and first publishing James Joyce’s *Ulysses*.
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A.
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein was an American modernist writer and art collector known for her experimental prose and for hosting an influential Paris salon that nurtured artists and authors such as Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso.
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B.
Crystal Eastman
Crystal Eastman was an American lawyer, feminist, pacifist, and pioneering civil liberties advocate who played a key role in the early 20th-century progressive and suffrage movements.
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C.
Elisabeth Mann Borgese
Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a German-born writer and pioneering advocate for international ocean governance and the law of the sea.
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D.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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E.
Voltairine de Cleyre
Voltairine de Cleyre was an influential late 19th- and early 20th-century American anarchist writer, feminist, and lecturer known for her radical critiques of capitalism, the state, and patriarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American expatriate in France
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bookseller ⓘ person ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ernest Hemingway
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Ezra Pound ⓘ F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ Gertrude Stein ⓘ James Joyce ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cimetière des Batignolles, Paris ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-03-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1962-10-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bryn Mawr College ⓘ |
| employer |
Shakespeare and Company bookshop
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surface form:
Shakespeare and Company
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| familyName | Beach ⓘ |
| founded |
Shakespeare and Company bookshop
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare and Company
Shakespeare and Company bookshop ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare and Company lending library
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| fullName | Sylvia Beach self-link ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Sylvia ⓘ |
| hasOccupationRole |
literary salon host
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patron of writers ⓘ |
| heritage | American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris
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publishing the first edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses ⓘ supporting modernist writers ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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French ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
12 rue de l’Odéon, Paris
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Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
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| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
closure of Shakespeare and Company during World War II
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publication of Ulysses in 1922 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Shakespeare and Company bookshop
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surface form:
Shakespeare and Company (bookstore)
Shakespeare and Company bookshop ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare and Company (memoir)
Ulysses (first edition publisher) ⓘ |
| occupation |
bookseller
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publisher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partner | Adrienne Monnier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Sylvia Beach Description of subject: Sylvia Beach was an American-born bookseller and publisher in Paris best known for founding the Shakespeare and Company bookstore and first publishing James Joyce’s *Ulysses*.
Referenced by (9)
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