Robert E. Howard
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Robert E. Howard was an American pulp fiction writer best known as the creator of the sword-and-sorcery character Conan the Barbarian.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert E. Howard canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5309933 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert E. Howard Context triple: [Howard, hasNotableBearer, Robert E. Howard]
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A.
Robert Howard
Robert Howard was a wealthy 17th-century Boston merchant for whom the historic Paul Revere House was originally constructed.
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B.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author best known for creating the iconic adventure characters Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
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C.
H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft was an American writer of weird and cosmic horror fiction whose creation of the Cthulhu Mythos and emphasis on existential dread profoundly shaped modern horror literature.
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D.
Winfield Scott Lovecraft
Winfield Scott Lovecraft was the traveling salesman father of American weird fiction author H. P. Lovecraft, whose mental illness and early death significantly impacted his son's life.
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E.
Karl May
Karl May was a popular 19th-century German author best known for his adventure novels set in the American Old West and the Orient, featuring characters like Winnetou and Old Shatterhand.
- 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 E. Howard Target entity description: Robert E. Howard was an American pulp fiction writer best known as the creator of the sword-and-sorcery character Conan the Barbarian.
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A.
Robert Howard
Robert Howard was a wealthy 17th-century Boston merchant for whom the historic Paul Revere House was originally constructed.
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B.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author best known for creating the iconic adventure characters Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
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C.
H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft was an American writer of weird and cosmic horror fiction whose creation of the Cthulhu Mythos and emphasis on existential dread profoundly shaped modern horror literature.
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D.
Winfield Scott Lovecraft
Winfield Scott Lovecraft was the traveling salesman father of American weird fiction author H. P. Lovecraft, whose mental illness and early death significantly impacted his son's life.
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E.
Karl May
Karl May was a popular 19th-century German author best known for his adventure novels set in the American Old West and the Orient, featuring characters like Winnetou and Old Shatterhand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ pulp fiction writer ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdCharacter |
Bran Mak Morn
NERFINISHED
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Conan the Barbarian NERFINISHED ⓘ Conan the Cimmerian NERFINISHED ⓘ El Borak NERFINISHED ⓘ Kull of Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sailor Steve Costigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-06-11 ⓘ |
| familyName | Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Isaac Mordecai Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Ervin Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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fantasy ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ pulp fiction ⓘ sword and sorcery ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| mother | Hester Jane Ervin Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | sword and sorcery ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | founding the sword and sorcery subgenre of fantasy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bran Mak Morn stories
NERFINISHED
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Conan the Barbarian NERFINISHED ⓘ Conan the Cimmerian stories NERFINISHED ⓘ El Borak stories NERFINISHED ⓘ Kull of Atlantis stories NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ Sailor Steve Costigan stories NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Kane stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hour of the Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Phoenix on the Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shadow Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tower of the Elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
fiction writer
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novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Parker County, Texas, United States
NERFINISHED
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Peaster, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cross Plains, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Weird Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Cross Plains, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert E. Howard Description of subject: Robert E. Howard was an American pulp fiction writer best known as the creator of the sword-and-sorcery character Conan the Barbarian.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Weird Tales