Mary Doria Russell
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Mary Doria Russell is an American novelist and former paleoanthropologist best known for her critically acclaimed science fiction and historical novels such as "The Sparrow" and "A Thread of Grace."
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| Mary Doria Russell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5367851 — 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: Mary Doria Russell Context triple: [Ohioana Book Award for Fiction, notableRecipient, Mary Doria Russell]
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Connie Willis
Connie Willis is an acclaimed American science fiction and fantasy author known for her witty, emotionally rich time-travel stories and multiple Hugo and Nebula Award wins.
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B.
Jean M. Auel
Jean M. Auel is an American author best known for her prehistoric fiction series "Earth's Children," which began with the novel "The Clan of the Cave Bear."
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C.
Dava Sobel
Dava Sobel is an American science writer and former New York Times science reporter best known for popular history-of-science books such as "Longitude" and "Galileo's Daughter."
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D.
Sandra Henderson
Sandra Henderson is a Canadian former athlete best known for co-lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
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E.
Julian May
Julian May was an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for her sprawling Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic Milieu series.
- 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: Mary Doria Russell Target entity description: Mary Doria Russell is an American novelist and former paleoanthropologist best known for her critically acclaimed science fiction and historical novels such as "The Sparrow" and "A Thread of Grace."
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A.
Connie Willis
Connie Willis is an acclaimed American science fiction and fantasy author known for her witty, emotionally rich time-travel stories and multiple Hugo and Nebula Award wins.
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B.
Jean M. Auel
Jean M. Auel is an American author best known for her prehistoric fiction series "Earth's Children," which began with the novel "The Clan of the Cave Bear."
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C.
Dava Sobel
Dava Sobel is an American science writer and former New York Times science reporter best known for popular history-of-science books such as "Longitude" and "Galileo's Daughter."
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D.
Sandra Henderson
Sandra Henderson is a Canadian former athlete best known for co-lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
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E.
Julian May
Julian May was an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for her sprawling Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic Milieu series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ paleoanthropologist ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults
NERFINISHED
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Arthur C. Clarke Award NERFINISHED ⓘ James Tiptree Jr. Award NERFINISHED ⓘ John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-08-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Northeastern University
NERFINISHED
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ University of Michigan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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paleoanthropology ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAcademicBackgroundIn |
anthropology
ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Italian resistance during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ OK Corral and Tombstone history ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenSeries | The Sparrow series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of science fiction and religious themes in The Sparrow ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Thread of Grace
NERFINISHED
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Children of God NERFINISHED ⓘ Doc NERFINISHED ⓘ Dreamers of the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Epitaph NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sparrow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Women of the Copper Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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paleoanthropologist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| periodActive |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Elmhurst, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Roman Catholic upbringing ⓘ |
| religiousThemesInWork |
cross-cultural contact
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faith and doubt ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
character-driven narratives
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exploration of moral and religious questions ⓘ historically detailed settings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Doria Russell Description of subject: Mary Doria Russell is an American novelist and former paleoanthropologist best known for her critically acclaimed science fiction and historical novels such as "The Sparrow" and "A Thread of Grace."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.