James Branch Cabell
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James Branch Cabell was an American author best known for his ironic and fantastical novels set in the mythical province of Poictesme, particularly the once-controversial book "Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Branch Cabell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1214447 — 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: James Branch Cabell Context triple: [Cabell, hasNotableBearer, James Branch Cabell]
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A.
Charles Cabell
Charles Cabell was a U.S. Air Force general who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during the early Cold War era.
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B.
George Philip Wells
George Philip Wells was a British zoologist and author, known both for his scientific work and as the son of writer H. G. Wells.
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C.
H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft was an American writer of weird and cosmic horror fiction whose creation of the Cthulhu Mythos and emphasis on existential dread profoundly shaped modern horror literature.
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D.
Edward E. Smith
Edward E. Smith was an American science fiction author best known for his pioneering space opera novels, particularly the Lensman and Skylark series.
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E.
Charles Hoover
Charles Hoover is a member of the Hoover family, known primarily as the brother of American engineer and diplomat Herbert Hoover Jr.
- 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: James Branch Cabell Target entity description: James Branch Cabell was an American author best known for his ironic and fantastical novels set in the mythical province of Poictesme, particularly the once-controversial book "Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice."
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A.
Charles Cabell
Charles Cabell was a U.S. Air Force general who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during the early Cold War era.
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B.
George Philip Wells
George Philip Wells was a British zoologist and author, known both for his scientific work and as the son of writer H. G. Wells.
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C.
H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft was an American writer of weird and cosmic horror fiction whose creation of the Cthulhu Mythos and emphasis on existential dread profoundly shaped modern horror literature.
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D.
Edward E. Smith
Edward E. Smith was an American science fiction author best known for his pioneering space opera novels, particularly the Lensman and Skylark series.
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E.
Charles Hoover
Charles Hoover is a member of the Hoover family, known primarily as the brother of American engineer and diplomat Herbert Hoover Jr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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fantasy writer ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| almaMater | College of William & Mary ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
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surface form:
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| causeOfNotability | contributions to American fantasy and satirical fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdFictionalUniverse | Poictesme ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1879-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1958-05-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | College of William & Mary ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cabell ⓘ |
| fictionalSettingUsed | Poictesme ⓘ |
| fullName | James Branch Cabell self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy literature
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romantic fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | American fantasy literature ⓘ |
| hasPartInSeries | Biography of the Life of Manuel cycle ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | literary modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ironic and fantastical novels set in the mythical province of Poictesme
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the once-controversial novel "Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Domnei
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Figures of Earth ⓘ Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice ⓘ The Cream of the Jest ⓘ The High Place ⓘ The Silver Stallion ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Richmond, Virginia
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surface form:
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Richmond, Virginia
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surface form:
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Richmond, Virginia
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surface form:
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Priscilla Bradley Shepherd ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Richmond, Virginia
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surface form:
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| workPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
fantastical
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ironic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Branch Cabell Description of subject: James Branch Cabell was an American author best known for his ironic and fantastical novels set in the mythical province of Poictesme, particularly the once-controversial book "Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.