James E. Irby
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James E. Irby is an American scholar and literary translator best known for his influential English translations of Latin American writers, including works by Jorge Luis Borges.
All labels observed (1)
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| James E. Irby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6827639 — 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: James E. Irby Context triple: [Ficciones, translator, James E. Irby]
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Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
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Philip M. Landrum
Philip M. Landrum was an American congressman from Georgia best known as a co-author of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (the Landrum–Griffin Act), which regulated labor unions and their internal affairs.
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C.
Richard T. Wetherald
Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
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D.
Kent L. Wakeford
Kent L. Wakeford was an American cinematographer known for his work on influential 1970s films, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
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E.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
- 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: James E. Irby Target entity description: James E. Irby is an American scholar and literary translator best known for his influential English translations of Latin American writers, including works by Jorge Luis Borges.
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A.
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
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B.
Philip M. Landrum
Philip M. Landrum was an American congressman from Georgia best known as a co-author of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (the Landrum–Griffin Act), which regulated labor unions and their internal affairs.
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C.
Richard T. Wetherald
Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
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D.
Kent L. Wakeford
Kent L. Wakeford was an American cinematographer known for his work on influential 1970s films, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
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E.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary translator
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person ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Latin American studies
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Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Latin American literature
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comparative literature ⓘ translation studies ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction (translated) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping introduce Jorge Luis Borges to English-language readers
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influential English translations of Latin American literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| languagesTranslatedFrom | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor | shaping the reception of Borges in the English-speaking world ⓘ |
| notableWork |
English translations of Jorge Luis Borges
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English translations of Latin American writers ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary translator
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professor of Spanish and Portuguese ⓘ scholar ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor |
Jorge Luis Borges
NERFINISHED
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other Latin American writers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James E. Irby Description of subject: James E. Irby is an American scholar and literary translator best known for his influential English translations of Latin American writers, including works by Jorge Luis Borges.
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