hasAuthor

P4244
predicate

Indicates that an entity is written or created by a specific author.

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All labels observed (70)

Label Occurrences
hasContributor 3,073
hasAuthor canonical 2,424
authorOf 2,072

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasAuthor
Generated description
Indicates that an entity is written or created by a specific author.

Sample triples (10,610)

Subject Object
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Lokrahitya via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
The Jews of Silence Elie Wiesel ⓘ
Princess Irene of the Netherlands Dialogue with Nature via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Princess Irene of the Netherlands Appointment with Life via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
surface form: Leven in verbinding
Jakob Bernoulli Ars Conjectandi via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Philip Morrison seminal 1959 SETI paper in Nature via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
The Sisters
surface form: James Shirley
The Sisters via predicate surface "authorOf" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Charles Babbage On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Charles Babbage Passages from the Life of a Philosopher via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance N. Scott Momaday via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Leslie Marmon Silko via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance James Welch via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Louise Erdrich via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Gerald Vizenor via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Joy Harjo via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Simon J. Ortiz via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Paula Gunn Allen via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Linda Hogan via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Sherman Alexie via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Thomas King via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Janet Campbell Hale via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance Diane Glancy via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Native American Renaissance N. Scott Momaday via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
surface form: Scott Momaday
Howard Zinn A People’s History of the United States via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Howard Zinn You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Howard Zinn A People’s History of American Empire via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Howard Zinn Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Howard Zinn SNCC: The New Abolitionists via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Howard Zinn The Politics of History via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Howard Zinn A People’s History of the United States via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
surface form: A People’s History of the United States: 1492–Present
Oceanids Hesiod via predicate surface "sourceAuthor" ⓘ
Oceanids Aeschylus via predicate surface "sourceAuthor" ⓘ
Allen Dulles The Craft of Intelligence via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Allen Dulles Germany’s Underground via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Whitelaw Reid After the War: A Southern Tour via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Souls on Fire Elie Wiesel ⓘ
Hodder & Stoughton Stephen King via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Hodder & Stoughton John Grisham via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Hodder & Stoughton Jodi Picoult via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Hodder & Stoughton David Mitchell via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Hodder & Stoughton Blyton via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
surface form: Enid Blyton
Hodder & Stoughton C. S. Lewis via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Hodder & Stoughton John le Carré via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
Hodder & Stoughton Maeve Binchy via predicate surface "hasNotableAuthor" ⓘ
James Obergefell Love Wins via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Henry Jarvis Raymond History of the Administration of President Lincoln via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
Henry Jarvis Raymond Political Lessons of the War via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
The Enchantress of Florence Salman Rushdie ⓘ
Agenda 2063 African Union Commission ⓘ
John Schulman TRPO via predicate surface "authorOf" ⓘ
surface form: “Trust Region Policy Optimization”