Maurice Sendak
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Maurice Sendak was an influential American illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for his classic picture book "Where the Wild Things Are."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maurice Sendak canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8593465 — 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: Maurice Sendak Context triple: [Hans Christian Andersen Award, notableRecipient, Maurice Sendak]
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A.
Eric Carle
Eric Carle was an American author and illustrator best known for his distinctive collage-style artwork and beloved children's books such as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."
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B.
Daniel Frank Gerber
Daniel Frank Gerber was an American businessman best known as the founder of the Gerber baby food brand, which became a leading name in infant nutrition.
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C.
William Steig
William Steig was an American cartoonist and children’s book author best known for creating the character Shrek, which inspired the popular animated film series.
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D.
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein was an American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children’s author best known for his whimsical, poignant books like "The Giving Tree" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends."
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E.
Ludwig Bemelmans
Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian-born American writer and illustrator best known as the creator of the beloved "Madeline" children's book series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Sendak Target entity description: Maurice Sendak was an influential American illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for his classic picture book "Where the Wild Things Are."
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A.
Eric Carle
Eric Carle was an American author and illustrator best known for his distinctive collage-style artwork and beloved children's books such as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."
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B.
Daniel Frank Gerber
Daniel Frank Gerber was an American businessman best known as the founder of the Gerber baby food brand, which became a leading name in infant nutrition.
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C.
William Steig
William Steig was an American cartoonist and children’s book author best known for creating the character Shrek, which inspired the popular animated film series.
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D.
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein was an American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children’s author best known for his whimsical, poignant books like "The Giving Tree" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends."
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E.
Ludwig Bemelmans
Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian-born American writer and illustrator best known as the creator of the beloved "Madeline" children's book series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's book author
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illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
NERFINISHED
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Caldecott Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Young People's Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-06-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-05-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | The Art Students League of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Polish Jewish descent ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
children's book illustration
ⓘ
picture book writing ⓘ |
| fullName | Maurice Bernard Sendak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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picture book ⓘ |
| hasSignatureWork | Where the Wild Things Are NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrated | Little Bear (book series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary children's book illustration
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picture book storytelling ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mickey Mouse cartoons
NERFINISHED
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Psychoanalysis ⓘ The Brothers Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ William Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modern children's literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alligators All Around
NERFINISHED
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Chicken Soup with Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Night Kitchen NERFINISHED ⓘ One Was Johnny NERFINISHED ⓘ Outside Over There NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre: A Cautionary Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Little Monsters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nutshell Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Where the Wild Things Are NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
children's writer
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illustrator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partner | Eugene Glynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Danbury, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | raised in a Jewish family ⓘ |
| residence |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
NERFINISHED
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Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maurice Sendak Description of subject: Maurice Sendak was an influential American illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for his classic picture book "Where the Wild Things Are."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carol (Where the Wild Things Are character)