Maxwell Perkins
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Maxwell Perkins was a legendary American book editor renowned for discovering and nurturing major 20th-century authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Max Perkins: Editor of Genius | 2 |
| Maxwell Perkins canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T824015 — 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: Maxwell Perkins Context triple: [Charles Scribner's Sons, hasNotableEditor, Maxwell Perkins]
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A.
Bennett Cerf
Bennett Cerf was an American publisher, humorist, and co-founder of the publishing house Random House, known for popularizing many major 20th-century authors.
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B.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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C.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
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D.
George Merrill
George Merrill is an American songwriter best known for co-writing Whitney Houston’s hit songs “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”
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E.
Henry Drummond Wolff
Henry Drummond Wolff was a British Conservative politician and diplomat of the late 19th century, noted for his role in party politics and foreign service.
- 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: Maxwell Perkins Target entity description: Maxwell Perkins was a legendary American book editor renowned for discovering and nurturing major 20th-century authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.
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A.
Bennett Cerf
Bennett Cerf was an American publisher, humorist, and co-founder of the publishing house Random House, known for popularizing many major 20th-century authors.
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B.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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C.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
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D.
George Merrill
George Merrill is an American songwriter best known for co-writing Whitney Houston’s hit songs “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”
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E.
Henry Drummond Wolff
Henry Drummond Wolff was a British Conservative politician and diplomat of the late 19th century, noted for his role in party politics and foreign service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book editor
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal (posthumous influence acknowledged) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-09-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1947-06-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| familyName | Perkins ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary editing
ⓘ
publishing ⓘ |
| fullName | William Maxwell Evarts Perkins ⓘ |
| genre | literary realism (as an editorial focus) ⓘ |
| givenName |
Maxwell
ⓘ
William ⓘ |
| hasBiography |
Maxwell Perkins
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
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| hasChild |
Bertha Perkins
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Nancy Perkins ⓘ Zoe Perkins ⓘ |
| influenced |
American literary editing practices
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Ernest Hemingway ⓘ F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings ⓘ Thomas Wolfe ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Charles Scribner I
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surface form:
Charles Scribner II
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discovering Ernest Hemingway
ⓘ
discovering F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ discovering Thomas Wolfe ⓘ long-term editorial relationships with major 20th-century authors ⓘ shaping modern American literature through editorial guidance ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
close, developmental collaboration between editor and author
ⓘ
editor as creative partner in shaping manuscripts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Farewell to Arms
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surface form:
A Farewell to Arms (as editor)
An American Tragedy ⓘ
surface form:
An American Tragedy (as editor, Scribner's involvement)
Look Homeward, Angel ⓘ
surface form:
Look Homeward, Angel (as editor)
Of Time and the River ⓘ
surface form:
Of Time and the River (as editor)
The Great Gatsby ⓘ
surface form:
The Great Gatsby (as editor)
The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound and the Fury (as editor, advisory influence)
The Sun Also Rises ⓘ
surface form:
The Sun Also Rises (as editor)
This Side of Paradise ⓘ
surface form:
This Side of Paradise (as editor)
discovering and nurturing major 20th-century American authors ⓘ editing the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ editing the works of Alan Paton ⓘ editing the works of Edmund Wilson ⓘ editing the works of Ernest Hemingway ⓘ editing the works of James Jones ⓘ editing the works of John P. Marquand ⓘ editing the works of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings ⓘ editing the works of Ring Lardner ⓘ editing the works of Sherwood Anderson ⓘ editing the works of Taylor Caldwell ⓘ editing the works of Thomas Wolfe ⓘ |
| occupation |
book editor
ⓘ
publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York City
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surface form:
New York
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Connecticut
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Stamford, Connecticut ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Colin Firth ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Louise Saunders ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Genius (2016 film)
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Maxwell Perkins self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
|
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maxwell Perkins Description of subject: Maxwell Perkins was a legendary American book editor renowned for discovering and nurturing major 20th-century authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
this entity surface form:
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius