Dick Higgins
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Dick Higgins was an American artist, composer, and poet best known as a key member of the Fluxus movement and a theorist of "intermedia" art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dick Higgins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dick Higgins Context triple: [Hymns to the Night, notableEnglishTranslator, Dick Higgins]
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A.
Philip Dorn
Philip Dorn was a Dutch-born actor known for his roles in Hollywood films of the 1940s, often portraying dignified European characters.
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B.
Paul Hartnett
Paul Hartnett is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the Hartnett surname, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
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C.
Carl Phillips
Carl Phillips is an acclaimed American poet and professor known for his lyrical explorations of desire, morality, and identity.
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D.
Ed Dorn
Ed Dorn was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain school, known for his incisive, often politically charged verse and his long poem "Gunslinger."
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E.
Brian Faulkner
Brian Faulkner was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland before the government’s suspension in 1972.
- 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: Dick Higgins Target entity description: Dick Higgins was an American artist, composer, and poet best known as a key member of the Fluxus movement and a theorist of "intermedia" art.
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A.
Philip Dorn
Philip Dorn was a Dutch-born actor known for his roles in Hollywood films of the 1940s, often portraying dignified European characters.
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B.
Paul Hartnett
Paul Hartnett is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the Hartnett surname, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
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C.
Carl Phillips
Carl Phillips is an acclaimed American poet and professor known for his lyrical explorations of desire, morality, and identity.
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D.
Ed Dorn
Ed Dorn was an American poet associated with the Black Mountain school, known for his incisive, often politically charged verse and his long poem "Gunslinger."
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E.
Brian Faulkner
Brian Faulkner was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland before the government’s suspension in 1972.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fluxus artist
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art theorist ⓘ artist ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ poet ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alison Knowles
NERFINISHED
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Allan Kaprow NERFINISHED ⓘ Fluxus NERFINISHED ⓘ George Maciunas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-03-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-10-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
experimental music
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intermedia ⓘ performance art ⓘ poetry ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| founded | Something Else Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
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concrete poetry ⓘ experimental literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Fluxus
NERFINISHED
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avant-garde ⓘ intermedia art ⓘ |
| name | Dick Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableConcept | intermedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in Fluxus events
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publishing avant-garde works through Something Else Press NERFINISHED ⓘ theory of intermedia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Dialectic of Centuries
NERFINISHED
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Intermedia (essay) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pattern Poetry: Guide to an Unknown Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ foew&ombwhnw ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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composer ⓘ poet ⓘ publisher ⓘ theorist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Québec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Alison Knowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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