Owen Barfield
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Owen Barfield was a British philosopher, author, and philologist best known for his influential role in the Inklings literary group and his explorations of language, imagination, and the evolution of consciousness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Owen Barfield canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7595875 — 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: Owen Barfield Context triple: [Inklings, notableMember, Owen Barfield]
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A.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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B.
Alistair C. Crombie
Alistair C. Crombie was a prominent historian of science known for his influential work on the development of scientific thought in Western culture.
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C.
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English character actor known for his urbane, often comedic roles in British and American film, television, and theatre.
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D.
Geoffrey Burgon
Geoffrey Burgon was a British composer best known for his evocative film and television scores, including acclaimed work on series such as "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Brideshead Revisited."
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E.
Charles Morris
Charles Morris was a distinguished early 19th-century United States Navy officer noted for his valor and leadership during the War of 1812.
- 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: Owen Barfield Target entity description: Owen Barfield was a British philosopher, author, and philologist best known for his influential role in the Inklings literary group and his explorations of language, imagination, and the evolution of consciousness.
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A.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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B.
Alistair C. Crombie
Alistair C. Crombie was a prominent historian of science known for his influential work on the development of scientific thought in Western culture.
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C.
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English character actor known for his urbane, often comedic roles in British and American film, television, and theatre.
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D.
Geoffrey Burgon
Geoffrey Burgon was a British composer best known for his evocative film and television scores, including acclaimed work on series such as "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Brideshead Revisited."
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E.
Charles Morris
Charles Morris was a distinguished early 19th-century United States Navy officer noted for his valor and leadership during the War of 1812.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ philologist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Bachelor of Arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Anthroposophical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Arthur Owen Barfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | C. S. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-11-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-12-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Highgate School
NERFINISHED
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Wadham College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Barfield & Barfield (solicitors) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Barfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthroposophy
NERFINISHED
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history of ideas ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philology ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy fiction
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
C. S. Lewis
NERFINISHED
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Inklings NERFINISHED ⓘ J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Goethe
NERFINISHED
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Rudolf Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Taylor Coleridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
evolution of consciousness
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imagination ⓘ meaning of words ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Inklings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History in English Words
NERFINISHED
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Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanticism Comes of Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker’s Meaning NERFINISHED ⓘ Unancestral Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ Worlds Apart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | solicitor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | Forest Row, East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBelief | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Maud Douie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Owen Barfield Description of subject: Owen Barfield was a British philosopher, author, and philologist best known for his influential role in the Inklings literary group and his explorations of language, imagination, and the evolution of consciousness.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.