Tom Spanbauer
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Tom Spanbauer is an American novelist and writing teacher known for his minimalist style and for mentoring authors such as Chuck Palahniuk.
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| Tom Spanbauer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13469387 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Spanbauer Context triple: [Chuck Palahniuk, influencedBy, Tom Spanbauer]
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A.
Josh Sborz
Josh Sborz is an American professional baseball pitcher known for his standout collegiate career at the University of Virginia, where he helped lead the Cavaliers to a national championship.
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B.
Jimmy DeGrasso
Jimmy DeGrasso is an American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with major bands such as Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, and Alice Cooper.
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C.
Jon Schneck
Jon Schneck is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with the Christian rock band Relient K.
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D.
Matt Weitzman
Matt Weitzman is an American television writer and producer best known as a co-creator and executive producer of the animated series "American Dad!"
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E.
Josh Schaeffer
Josh Schaeffer is a film editor known for his work on major studio features, including the monster crossover blockbuster "Godzilla vs. Kong."
- 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: Tom Spanbauer Target entity description: Tom Spanbauer is an American novelist and writing teacher known for his minimalist style and for mentoring authors such as Chuck Palahniuk.
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A.
Josh Sborz
Josh Sborz is an American professional baseball pitcher known for his standout collegiate career at the University of Virginia, where he helped lead the Cavaliers to a national championship.
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B.
Jimmy DeGrasso
Jimmy DeGrasso is an American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with major bands such as Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, and Alice Cooper.
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C.
Jon Schneck
Jon Schneck is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with the Christian rock band Relient K.
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D.
Matt Weitzman
Matt Weitzman is an American television writer and producer best known as a co-creator and executive producer of the animated series "American Dad!"
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E.
Josh Schaeffer
Josh Schaeffer is a film editor known for his work on major studio features, including the monster crossover blockbuster "Godzilla vs. Kong."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ writing teacher ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| basedIn | Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-10-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Portland State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Spanbauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
LGBT themes
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identity ⓘ outsiders NERFINISHED ⓘ the American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTaughtIn | Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.tomspanbauer.com/ ⓘ |
| hasWritingWorkshop | Dangerous Writing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Chuck Palahniuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
minimalist prose style
ⓘ
teaching dangerous writing workshops ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
minimalism
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ |
| name | Tom Spanbauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | mentoring emerging writers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Faraway Places
NERFINISHED
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I Loved You More NERFINISHED ⓘ In the City of Shy Hunters NERFINISHED ⓘ Now Is the Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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writing teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pocatello, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| student | Chuck Palahniuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
dangerous writing
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minimalist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Spanbauer Description of subject: Tom Spanbauer is an American novelist and writing teacher known for his minimalist style and for mentoring authors such as Chuck Palahniuk.
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