Josephine Tey
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Josephine Tey was the pen name of Scottish crime writer Elizabeth MacKintosh, best known for her influential Inspector Alan Grant detective novels and her innovative approach to historical mystery fiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Josephine Tey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11076505 — 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: Josephine Tey Context triple: [The Daughter of Time, author, Josephine Tey]
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A.
Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh was a renowned New Zealand crime writer best known for her classic detective novels featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn and her status as one of the "Queens of Crime" of the Golden Age of detective fiction.
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B.
Margery Allingham
Margery Allingham was a British crime novelist best known for her Albert Campion detective series, a cornerstone of the Golden Age of detective fiction.
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C.
Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell was a renowned British crime writer best known for her Inspector Wexford novels and psychologically complex thrillers.
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D.
P. D. James
P. D. James was a renowned British crime novelist best known for her Adam Dalgliesh detective series and her sophisticated, psychologically rich mysteries.
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E.
Elizabeth James
Elizabeth James was the wife of the influential 18th-century Anglican cleric and evangelist George Whitefield, associated with the early Methodist movement and the Great Awakening.
- 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: Josephine Tey Target entity description: Josephine Tey was the pen name of Scottish crime writer Elizabeth MacKintosh, best known for her influential Inspector Alan Grant detective novels and her innovative approach to historical mystery fiction.
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A.
Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh was a renowned New Zealand crime writer best known for her classic detective novels featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn and her status as one of the "Queens of Crime" of the Golden Age of detective fiction.
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B.
Margery Allingham
Margery Allingham was a British crime novelist best known for her Albert Campion detective series, a cornerstone of the Golden Age of detective fiction.
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C.
Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell was a renowned British crime writer best known for her Inspector Wexford novels and psychologically complex thrillers.
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D.
P. D. James
P. D. James was a renowned British crime novelist best known for her Adam Dalgliesh detective series and her sophisticated, psychologically rich mysteries.
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E.
Elizabeth James
Elizabeth James was the wife of the influential 18th-century Anglican cleric and evangelist George Whitefield, associated with the early Methodist movement and the Great Awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | pen name ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gordon Daviot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Josephine Tey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | Inspector Alan Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-07-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1952-02-13 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historical fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ historical mystery ⓘ |
| hasSeries | Inspector Alan Grant series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | historical mystery genre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Inspector Alan Grant novels
ⓘ
innovative historical mystery structure in The Daughter of Time ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Shilling for Candles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brat Farrar NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Pym Disposes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Daughter of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Franchise Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man in the Queue NERFINISHED ⓘ The Singing Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ To Love and Be Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime writer
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Detective Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Inverness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| realName | Elizabeth MacKintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedPenName | Gordon Daviot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Shilling for Candles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brat Farrar NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Pym Disposes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Daughter of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Franchise Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man in the Queue NERFINISHED ⓘ The Singing Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ To Love and Be Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josephine Tey Description of subject: Josephine Tey was the pen name of Scottish crime writer Elizabeth MacKintosh, best known for her influential Inspector Alan Grant detective novels and her innovative approach to historical mystery fiction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Daughter of Time