Sir Clive Lewis
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Sir Clive Lewis is a British author, scholar, and Christian apologist best known for his works of fiction such as "The Chronicles of Narnia" and his influential writings on theology and literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Clive Lewis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5196235 — 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: Sir Clive Lewis Context triple: [Jesus College, Oxford, hasAlumni, Sir Clive Lewis]
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A.
Sir Clive Alderton
Sir Clive Alderton is a senior British courtier and diplomat who serves as a key adviser and top administrative official to the UK monarch.
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B.
John Clive
John Clive was a British actor and author known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in "The Italian Job" and voice work in "Yellow Submarine."
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C.
Sir Iain Noble
Sir Iain Noble was a Scottish businessman and landowner best known for his efforts to promote the Gaelic language and culture, particularly on the Isle of Skye.
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D.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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E.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
- 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: Sir Clive Lewis Target entity description: Sir Clive Lewis is a British author, scholar, and Christian apologist best known for his works of fiction such as "The Chronicles of Narnia" and his influential writings on theology and literature.
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A.
Sir Clive Alderton
Sir Clive Alderton is a senior British courtier and diplomat who serves as a key adviser and top administrative official to the UK monarch.
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B.
John Clive
John Clive was a British actor and author known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in "The Italian Job" and voice work in "Yellow Submarine."
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C.
Sir Iain Noble
Sir Iain Noble was a Scottish businessman and landowner best known for his efforts to promote the Gaelic language and culture, particularly on the Isle of Skye.
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D.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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E.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British writer
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Christian apologist ⓘ literary scholar ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1898-11-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | renal failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1963-11-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
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medieval and Renaissance literature ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Clive Staples Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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children's literature ⓘ fantasy literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Clive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Inklings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Staples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFriend | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Grief Observed
NERFINISHED
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Mere Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Miracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Caspian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Narnia NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Divorce NERFINISHED ⓘ The Horse and His Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magician's Nephew NERFINISHED ⓘ The Problem of Pain NERFINISHED ⓘ The Screwtape Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silver Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Space Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Christian apologist
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author ⓘ essayist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Joy Davidman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Clive Lewis Description of subject: Sir Clive Lewis is a British author, scholar, and Christian apologist best known for his works of fiction such as "The Chronicles of Narnia" and his influential writings on theology and literature.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.