Robert Galbraith
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Robert Galbraith is the crime-fiction pen name used by British author J. K. Rowling for her Cormoran Strike detective novel series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Galbraith canonical | 1 |
| Robert Galbraith (pseudonym of J. K. Rowling) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5110785 — 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: Robert Galbraith Context triple: [J. K. Rowling, pseudonym, Robert Galbraith]
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A.
Philip Kerr
Philip Kerr was a British author best known for his Bernie Gunther series of historical crime novels set in Nazi and post-war Germany.
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B.
Peter May
Peter May is a Scottish crime novelist best known for his Lewis Trilogy and other atmospheric mystery series set in Scotland and France.
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C.
Stuart MacBride
Stuart MacBride is a Scottish crime novelist best known for his gritty Logan McRae series set in Aberdeen.
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D.
C. K. Robinson
C. K. Robinson was a 19th-century British architect best known for designing St. Paul’s Cathedral in Kolkata, a prominent example of Indo-Gothic architecture in India.
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E.
Mick Herron
Mick Herron is a British crime novelist best known for his acclaimed Slough House espionage series featuring disgraced MI5 agents.
- 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: Robert Galbraith Target entity description: Robert Galbraith is the crime-fiction pen name used by British author J. K. Rowling for her Cormoran Strike detective novel series.
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A.
Philip Kerr
Philip Kerr was a British author best known for his Bernie Gunther series of historical crime novels set in Nazi and post-war Germany.
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B.
Peter May
Peter May is a Scottish crime novelist best known for his Lewis Trilogy and other atmospheric mystery series set in Scotland and France.
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C.
Stuart MacBride
Stuart MacBride is a Scottish crime novelist best known for his gritty Logan McRae series set in Aberdeen.
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D.
C. K. Robinson
C. K. Robinson was a 19th-century British architect best known for designing St. Paul’s Cathedral in Kolkata, a prominent example of Indo-Gothic architecture in India.
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E.
Mick Herron
Mick Herron is a British crime novelist best known for his acclaimed Slough House espionage series featuring disgraced MI5 agents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pen name
ⓘ
pseudonym ⓘ |
| adaptationDistributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsCharacter |
Cormoran Strike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robin Ellacott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedWorkUnderName | The Cuckoo's Calling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasBookFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasCoProtagonistOccupation | detective agency partner ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterOccupation | private investigator ⓘ |
| hasMediaAdaptation | Strike (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSettingInWorks |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://robert-galbraith.com/ ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Career of Evil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lethal White NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cuckoo's Calling NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ink Black Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ The Running Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silkworm NERFINISHED ⓘ Troubled Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime fiction writer
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Cormoran Strike series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Little, Brown and Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sphere Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realName | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revealedAsPseudonymIn | 2013 ⓘ |
| usedBy | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | separating crime fiction from Harry Potter brand ⓘ |
| workFeatures |
contemporary British society
ⓘ
military veteran protagonist ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn | private detective investigations ⓘ |
| workIncludes |
celebrity culture themes
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political themes ⓘ serial killer plots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Galbraith Description of subject: Robert Galbraith is the crime-fiction pen name used by British author J. K. Rowling for her Cormoran Strike detective novel series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robert Galbraith (pseudonym of J. K. Rowling)