David Constantine
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David Constantine is a British poet, translator, and short story writer whose work often explores themes of memory, time, and human relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Constantine canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13448674 — 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: David Constantine Context triple: [45 Years, authorOfSourceWork, David Constantine]
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A.
Denys Cowan
Denys Cowan is an American comic book artist and producer best known for his influential work at DC Comics and as a founding figure behind the groundbreaking, Black-led publisher Milestone Media.
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B.
Malcolm Godden
Malcolm Godden is a distinguished British scholar of Old English and Anglo-Saxon literature, noted for his influential academic work and leadership in the field.
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C.
Ian Gilroy
Ian Gilroy is a musician best known as a former member of the New Zealand rock band The Swingers.
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D.
George McCorquodale
George McCorquodale is a member of the British aristocratic Spencer family and a nephew of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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E.
Nicholas Lea
Nicholas Lea is a Canadian actor best known for his recurring role as Alex Krycek on the television series "The X-Files."
- 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: David Constantine Target entity description: David Constantine is a British poet, translator, and short story writer whose work often explores themes of memory, time, and human relationships.
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A.
Denys Cowan
Denys Cowan is an American comic book artist and producer best known for his influential work at DC Comics and as a founding figure behind the groundbreaking, Black-led publisher Milestone Media.
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B.
Malcolm Godden
Malcolm Godden is a distinguished British scholar of Old English and Anglo-Saxon literature, noted for his influential academic work and leadership in the field.
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C.
Ian Gilroy
Ian Gilroy is a musician best known as a former member of the New Zealand rock band The Swingers.
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D.
George McCorquodale
George McCorquodale is a member of the British aristocratic Spencer family and a nephew of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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E.
Nicholas Lea
Nicholas Lea is a Canadian actor best known for his recurring role as Alex Krycek on the television series "The X-Files."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
ⓘ
poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BBC National Short Story Award
ⓘ
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award ⓘ |
| coEditorWith |
Helen Constantine
ⓘ
Michael Hulse ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oxford University
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Oxford
|
| employer | Queen’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
ⓘ
short stories ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | 45 Years ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
collections of poetry
ⓘ
collections of short stories ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European poetry
ⓘ
German literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
translations of Brecht
ⓘ
translations of Friedrich Hölderlin ⓘ translations of Goethe ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of ordinary lives
ⓘ
lyrical prose style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
In Another Country
ⓘ
Tea at the Midland ⓘ The Dressing-Up Box ⓘ The Shieling ⓘ Under the Dam ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Salford ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Oxford ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-editor of Modern Poetry in Translation
ⓘ
lecturer in German ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Constantine ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical studies on contemporary British short fiction ⓘ |
| theme |
human relationships
ⓘ
memory ⓘ time ⓘ |
| translatedFrom | German ⓘ |
| workAdaptedFrom | In Another Country ⓘ |
| writesIn | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: David Constantine Description of subject: David Constantine is a British poet, translator, and short story writer whose work often explores themes of memory, time, and human relationships.
Referenced by (4)
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