Harriet Oleson
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Harriet Oleson is a fictional, snobbish and often comically antagonistic shopkeeper’s wife in the "Little House on the Prairie" television series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harriet Oleson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5228811 — 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: Harriet Oleson Context triple: [Little House on the Prairie, mainCharacter, Harriet Oleson]
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A.
Harriet Eckersall
Harriet Eckersall was the wife of the influential British economist and demographer Thomas Robert Malthus.
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B.
Harriet Spelman
Harriet Spelman was a member of the prominent Spelman family of Cleveland, connected to American philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
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C.
Dorothy Harvey
Dorothy Harvey was the first wife of acclaimed American film director and screenwriter John Huston.
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D.
Harriet Burrow
Harriet Burrow was the mother of the influential British philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill.
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E.
Harriet Pitt
Harriet Pitt was an 18th-century British actress known for her work on the London stage and as the mother of actor and playwright Charles Dibdin the younger.
- 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: Harriet Oleson Target entity description: Harriet Oleson is a fictional, snobbish and often comically antagonistic shopkeeper’s wife in the "Little House on the Prairie" television series.
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A.
Harriet Eckersall
Harriet Eckersall was the wife of the influential British economist and demographer Thomas Robert Malthus.
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B.
Harriet Spelman
Harriet Spelman was a member of the prominent Spelman family of Cleveland, connected to American philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
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C.
Dorothy Harvey
Dorothy Harvey was the first wife of acclaimed American film director and screenwriter John Huston.
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D.
Harriet Burrow
Harriet Burrow was the mother of the influential British philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill.
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E.
Harriet Pitt
Harriet Pitt was an 18th-century British actress known for her work on the London stage and as the mother of actor and playwright Charles Dibdin the younger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Little House on the Prairie (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ingalls family
NERFINISHED
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Nellie Oleson NERFINISHED ⓘ Oleson family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Harriet Oleson (book character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| business | Oleson’s Mercantile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
antagonistic
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comedic ⓘ snobbish ⓘ |
| child |
Nancy Oleson
NERFINISHED
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Nellie Oleson NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Oleson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Little House on the Prairie (TV adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Little House on the Prairie (TV series) season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
family drama
ⓘ
western drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| networkOfSeries | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frequent conflicts with Caroline Ingalls
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running Oleson’s Mercantile with her husband ⓘ snobbish attitude toward townspeople ⓘ |
| occupation | shopkeeper ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastEndOfSeries | 1983 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastStartOfSeries | 1974 ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Little House franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Katherine MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Walnut Grove, Minnesota (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
comic relief antagonist
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town gossip ⓘ |
| settingOfAppearances | Walnut Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Nels Oleson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harriet Oleson Description of subject: Harriet Oleson is a fictional, snobbish and often comically antagonistic shopkeeper’s wife in the "Little House on the Prairie" television series.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.