Karl Taro Greenfeld
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Karl Taro Greenfeld is an American writer and journalist known for his fiction and nonfiction exploring contemporary culture, Asia, and family life.
All labels observed (1)
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| Karl Taro Greenfeld canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9592349 — 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: Karl Taro Greenfeld Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Karl Taro Greenfeld]
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A.
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent films such as "The Kids Are All Right" and "Thirteen."
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B.
Jeffrey Auerbach
Jeffrey Auerbach is a film producer best known for his work on the stop-motion animated feature "Corpse Bride."
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C.
Rajiv Joseph
Rajiv Joseph is an American playwright known for his darkly comic, emotionally resonant works such as the Pulitzer Prize–finalist play "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo."
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D.
Benjamin Lerner
Benjamin Lerner is an alumnus of Central High School in Philadelphia, likely recognized as a notable graduate of the institution.
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E.
Joshua Cohen
Joshua Cohen is an American political philosopher known for his work on democratic theory, deliberative democracy, and justice, often engaging with and extending the ideas of John Rawls.
- 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: Karl Taro Greenfeld Target entity description: Karl Taro Greenfeld is an American writer and journalist known for his fiction and nonfiction exploring contemporary culture, Asia, and family life.
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A.
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent films such as "The Kids Are All Right" and "Thirteen."
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B.
Jeffrey Auerbach
Jeffrey Auerbach is a film producer best known for his work on the stop-motion animated feature "Corpse Bride."
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C.
Rajiv Joseph
Rajiv Joseph is an American playwright known for his darkly comic, emotionally resonant works such as the Pulitzer Prize–finalist play "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo."
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D.
Benjamin Lerner
Benjamin Lerner is an alumnus of Central High School in Philadelphia, likely recognized as a notable graduate of the institution.
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E.
Joshua Cohen
Joshua Cohen is an American political philosopher known for his work on democratic theory, deliberative democracy, and justice, often engaging with and extending the ideas of John Rawls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
journalist
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nonfiction writer ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
NERFINISHED
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Sarah Lawrence College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Fortune
NERFINISHED
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Sports Illustrated NERFINISHED ⓘ Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Japanese American
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Jewish American ⓘ |
| father | Josh Greenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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journalism ⓘ memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Fumiko Kometani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boy Alone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China Syndrome (article collection contribution) ⓘ NowTrends NERFINISHED ⓘ Speed Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Deviations NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shanghai Factor (journalistic work on China) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Subprimes NERFINISHED ⓘ Triburbia NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Gangster’s Moll” (notable magazine piece) NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Subprime Swindle” (economic crisis reporting) NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Tokyo Underground” (notable magazine piece) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
contributing editor at Details
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contributing editor at GQ ⓘ contributing editor at Time ⓘ editor at Time Asia ⓘ staff writer at Sports Illustrated ⓘ |
| sibling | Noah Greenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Silka Glanzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingFocus |
Asia
NERFINISHED
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contemporary culture ⓘ family life ⓘ subcultures ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karl Taro Greenfeld Description of subject: Karl Taro Greenfeld is an American writer and journalist known for his fiction and nonfiction exploring contemporary culture, Asia, and family life.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.