Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson is a British publishing house known for its influential non-fiction and literary titles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weidenfeld & Nicolson canonical | 44 |
| Weidenfeld | 1 |
| Weidenfeld & Nicolson History series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T976625 — 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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Context triple: [Islam: A Short History, publisher, Weidenfeld & Nicolson]
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A.
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a renowned British publishing house best known for issuing Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels and other major 20th-century literary works.
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B.
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber is a renowned independent British publishing house known for its influential catalog of literary fiction, poetry, and drama.
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C.
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a major British publishing house known for its influential paperback editions and wide range of literary and non-fiction titles.
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D.
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton is a major British publishing house known for producing a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, and religious titles.
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E.
Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing is a major independent British publishing house best known internationally for publishing the Harry Potter series and a wide range of literary and academic works.
- 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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Target entity description: Weidenfeld & Nicolson is a British publishing house known for its influential non-fiction and literary titles.
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A.
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a renowned British publishing house best known for issuing Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels and other major 20th-century literary works.
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B.
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber is a renowned independent British publishing house known for its influential catalog of literary fiction, poetry, and drama.
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C.
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a major British publishing house known for its influential paperback editions and wide range of literary and non-fiction titles.
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D.
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton is a major British publishing house known for producing a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, and religious titles.
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E.
Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing is a major independent British publishing house best known internationally for publishing the Harry Potter series and a wide range of literary and academic works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book publisher
ⓘ
publishing house ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focus |
literary fiction
ⓘ
non-fiction books ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
George Weidenfeld
ⓘ
Nigel Nicolson ⓘ
linked to:
Harold Nicolson
|
| foundedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
history ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| hasImprint | W&N ⓘ |
| hasNotableSeries |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History series
ⓘ
linked to:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
|
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential non-fiction titles
ⓘ
literary titles ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| notableAuthorPublished |
Antony Beevor
ⓘ
Isaiah Berlin ⓘ Margaret Atwood ⓘ Vladimir Nabokov ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Hachette Livre
ⓘ
Orion Publishing Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hachette UK
ⓘ
Orion Publishing Group ⓘ |
| publishes |
hardcover books
ⓘ
paperback books ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Description of subject: Weidenfeld & Nicolson is a British publishing house known for its influential non-fiction and literary titles.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
subject linked to:
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel)
linked to: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
subject linked to:
Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth