authorOccupation

P938

predicate

Indicates the professional role or job that an author holds or is associated with.

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All labels observed (39)

Label	Occurrences
hasAuthorOccupation	2,386
authorOccupation canonical	1,314
hasAuthorProfession	299
hasAuthorBackground	161
authorProfession	88
hasAuthorPosition	51
writtenByOccupationOfAuthor	51
authorRole	31
coAuthorRole	25
authorOccupationOfAuthor	18
hasAuthorOccupationAsSubject	18
authorOccupationDescribed	16
hasAuthorOccupationContext	15
positionHeldByAuthor	10
authorBackground	9
authorProfessionOfCreator	8
coAuthorProfession	8
authorPosition	7
textAuthorOccupation	6
aboutAuthorOccupation	5
hasAuthorProfessionOfCreator	5
focusesOnAuthorProfession	4
featuresOccupationOfAuthor	3
hasAuthorOccupationDescribed	3
mainAuthorOccupation	3
authorOccupationAtTime	2
describesOccupationOfAuthor	2
editorOccupationOfSamuelPurchas	2
hasWriterOccupation	2
authorNotablePosition	1
authorOccupationAtTimeOfWriting	1
authorRoleOf	1
authorRoleOfJohnWCampbell	1
authorsOccupation	1
hasAuthorialOccupation	1
professionBeforeWriting	1
professionOfAuthor	1
taxonAuthorProfession	1
yazarMeslek	1

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: authorOccupation

Generated description

Indicates the professional role or job that an author holds or is associated with.

Sample triples (4,562)

Subject	Object
The Meaning of Evolution	evolutionary biologist via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
Rethinking the International Order	economist via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
The Second Experiment	Janet Asimov – writer via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
The Second Experiment	Janet Asimov via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ surface form: Janet Asimov – psychiatrist
In the Name of Science	mathematician via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
In the Name of Science	science writer via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
In the Name of Science	skeptic via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
The Case for Israel	lawyer via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
The Case for Israel	law professor via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
The Purpose of American Politics	Hans Morgenthau – political theorist via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
The Purpose of American Politics	Hans Morgenthau via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ surface form: Hans Morgenthau – international relations scholar
essay "Does God Play Dice?" surface form: Does God Play Dice?	theoretical physicist via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
essay "Does God Play Dice?" surface form: Does God Play Dice?	cosmologist via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
Nonindifferent Nature	film director via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Nonindifferent Nature	film theorist via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
What Is the Name of This Book?	logician via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
What Is the Name of This Book?	philosopher via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
What Is the Name of This Book?	magician via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
The Riddle of Scheherazade	logician via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
The Riddle of Scheherazade	mathematician via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
The Riddle of Scheherazade	puzzle designer via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
Lads Before the Wind	animal trainer via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Lads Before the Wind	behaviorist via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Reaching the Animal Mind	animal behaviorist via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
Reaching the Animal Mind	dog trainer via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
Reaching the Animal Mind	pioneer of clicker training via predicate surface "hasAuthorProfession" ⓘ
Les Rayons et les Ombres	poet ⓘ
Les Rayons et les Ombres	novelist ⓘ
Les Rayons et les Ombres	dramatist ⓘ
A Journey in Other Worlds	businessman ⓘ
A Journey in Other Worlds	millionaire ⓘ
The Books of Beginning	television writer ⓘ
Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power	historian via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power	Vietnam War scholar via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Is Iraq Another Vietnam?	Robert K. Brigham is a historian of the Vietnam War via predicate surface "hasAuthorBackground" ⓘ
Luther Memorandum	German diplomat ⓘ
A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation	economist ⓘ
An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages	economist via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Letters on the Factory Act	economist via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Letters on the Factory Act	social reform commentator via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Interface: The Painter and the Mask	painter via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Interface: The Painter and the Mask	writer via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution	geneticist ⓘ
Practical Socialism for Britain	economist via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Practical Socialism for Britain	politician via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
Food Grains of India	chemist via predicate surface "hasAuthorOccupation" ⓘ
The Mask of Nostradamus	magician ⓘ
The Mask of Nostradamus	skeptic ⓘ
God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales	magician ⓘ
God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales	entertainer ⓘ