Eric Linklater
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Eric Linklater was a Scottish novelist and playwright known for his satirical and historical works, including "Juan in America" and "The Wind on the Moon."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Linklater canonical | 3 |
| Linklater | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4967268 — 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: Eric Linklater Context triple: [Aberdeen Grammar School, hasNotableAlumnus, Eric Linklater]
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A.
Hamish Linklater
Hamish Linklater is an American actor known for his work in television, film, and theater, including prominent roles in series like "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and "Midnight Mass."
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B.
Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater is an American filmmaker known for his naturalistic dialogue, innovative narrative structures, and acclaimed films such as the Before trilogy, Boyhood, and Dazed and Confused.
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C.
Brian Reitzell
Brian Reitzell is an American composer, producer, and former drummer best known for his atmospheric film and television scores and collaborations with directors like Sofia Coppola.
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D.
Jason Beattie
Jason Beattie is a music video director known for his work on the video for the song "Adorn."
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E.
Craig Gillespie
Craig Gillespie is an Australian-American film director known for character-driven comedies and dramas such as "Lars and the Real Girl" and the biographical film "I, Tonya."
- 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: Eric Linklater Target entity description: Eric Linklater was a Scottish novelist and playwright known for his satirical and historical works, including "Juan in America" and "The Wind on the Moon."
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A.
Hamish Linklater
Hamish Linklater is an American actor known for his work in television, film, and theater, including prominent roles in series like "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and "Midnight Mass."
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B.
Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater is an American filmmaker known for his naturalistic dialogue, innovative narrative structures, and acclaimed films such as the Before trilogy, Boyhood, and Dazed and Confused.
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C.
Brian Reitzell
Brian Reitzell is an American composer, producer, and former drummer best known for his atmospheric film and television scores and collaborations with directors like Sofia Coppola.
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D.
Jason Beattie
Jason Beattie is a music video director known for his work on the video for the song "Adorn."
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E.
Craig Gillespie
Craig Gillespie is an Australian-American film director known for character-driven comedies and dramas such as "Lars and the Real Girl" and the biographical film "I, Tonya."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Carnegie Medal for Illustration-associated children’s book (for The Wind on the Moon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Magnus Linklater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-03-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-11-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
children’s literature
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drama ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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satire ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century Scottish literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Scottish life ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Juan in America
NERFINISHED
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Magnus Merriman NERFINISHED ⓘ Poet’s Pub NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crusader’s Key NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark of Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Impregnable Women NERFINISHED ⓘ The Men of Ness NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wind on the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Penarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Rector of the University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Marjorie MacIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Linklater Description of subject: Eric Linklater was a Scottish novelist and playwright known for his satirical and historical works, including "Juan in America" and "The Wind on the Moon."
Referenced by (4)
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Linklater