Conrad Richter
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Conrad Richter was an American novelist best known for his historical fiction depicting early American frontier life, including works such as "The Trees," "The Fields," and the Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Town."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Conrad Richter canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5367850 — 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: Conrad Richter Context triple: [Ohioana Book Award for Fiction, notableRecipient, Conrad Richter]
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Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Walter Van Tilburg Clark was an American author best known for his classic Western novel "The Ox-Bow Incident," which explores themes of mob justice and moral responsibility.
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B.
Frederick H. Meyer
Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
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C.
Cecil Purdy
Cecil Purdy was an Australian chess player, writer, and the first official World Correspondence Chess Champion, renowned for his instructional contributions to the game.
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D.
William Merrill
William Merrill was an individual significant enough in local history that the town of Merrillville, Indiana, was named in his honor.
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E.
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson was an American modernist writer best known for his influential short story cycle "Winesburg, Ohio," which deeply explored small-town life and psychological realism.
- 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: Conrad Richter Target entity description: Conrad Richter was an American novelist best known for his historical fiction depicting early American frontier life, including works such as "The Trees," "The Fields," and the Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Town."
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A.
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Walter Van Tilburg Clark was an American author best known for his classic Western novel "The Ox-Bow Incident," which explores themes of mob justice and moral responsibility.
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B.
Frederick H. Meyer
Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
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C.
Cecil Purdy
Cecil Purdy was an Australian chess player, writer, and the first official World Correspondence Chess Champion, renowned for his instructional contributions to the game.
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D.
William Merrill
William Merrill was an individual significant enough in local history that the town of Merrillville, Indiana, was named in his honor.
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E.
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson was an American modernist writer best known for his influential short story cycle "Winesburg, Ohio," which deeply explored small-town life and psychological realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novel ⓘ novel series ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| author | Conrad Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-10-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | public schools in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer | local newspapers in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| familyName | Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
frontier fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Harriett Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Fields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Town NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInSeries | The Awakening Land trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Conrad Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Country of Strangers
NERFINISHED
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The Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ The Light in the Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea of Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ The Town NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pine Grove, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pottsville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Harriett Elizabeth Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workDepicts |
American pioneer life
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early American frontier life ⓘ |
| writingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Conrad Richter Description of subject: Conrad Richter was an American novelist best known for his historical fiction depicting early American frontier life, including works such as "The Trees," "The Fields," and the Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Town."
Referenced by (4)
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