A. N. Wilson
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A. N. Wilson is a British writer, biographer, and journalist known for his literary biographies, novels, and essays on history, religion, and culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A. N. Wilson canonical | 3 |
| A. N. Wilson bibliography | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21125113 — 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: A. N. Wilson Context triple: [Costa Biography Award, notableWinner, A. N. Wilson]
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A.
Angus Wilson
Angus Wilson was a prominent 20th-century British novelist and short story writer known for his satirical and socially observant fiction.
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B.
Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and satirist best known for works such as "What a Carve Up!" and "The Rotters' Club," which often blend political commentary with dark humor.
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C.
David Macey
David Macey was a British translator and intellectual historian best known for bringing the works of French theorists such as Michel Foucault and Frantz Fanon to English-speaking audiences.
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D.
Michael Holroyd
Michael Holroyd is a renowned British biographer best known for his definitive lives of figures such as Lytton Strachey, Bernard Shaw, and Augustus John.
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E.
Geoffrey Homes
Geoffrey Homes was the pen name of American writer Daniel Mainwaring, best known for his hardboiled crime novels and screenplays, including the source novel for the classic film noir "Out of the Past."
- 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: A. N. Wilson Target entity description: A. N. Wilson is a British writer, biographer, and journalist known for his literary biographies, novels, and essays on history, religion, and culture.
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A.
Angus Wilson
Angus Wilson was a prominent 20th-century British novelist and short story writer known for his satirical and socially observant fiction.
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B.
Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and satirist best known for works such as "What a Carve Up!" and "The Rotters' Club," which often blend political commentary with dark humor.
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C.
David Macey
David Macey was a British translator and intellectual historian best known for bringing the works of French theorists such as Michel Foucault and Frantz Fanon to English-speaking audiences.
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D.
Michael Holroyd
Michael Holroyd is a renowned British biographer best known for his definitive lives of figures such as Lytton Strachey, Bernard Shaw, and Augustus John.
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E.
Geoffrey Homes
Geoffrey Homes was the pen name of American writer Daniel Mainwaring, best known for his hardboiled crime novels and screenplays, including the source novel for the classic film noir "Out of the Past."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: A. N. Wilson