M. R. James
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M. R. James was an English medievalist scholar and author renowned for his influential ghost stories that helped define the modern supernatural horror genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| M. R. James canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2422445 — 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: M. R. James Context triple: [Sheridan Le Fanu, influenced, M. R. James]
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Sheridan Le Fanu
Sheridan Le Fanu was a 19th-century Irish writer best known for his influential Gothic and ghost stories, including the vampire novella "Carmilla."
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B.
Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell is a highly acclaimed British horror and dark fantasy author renowned for his influential short stories and novels that have shaped modern supernatural fiction.
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C.
Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey was an American writer and illustrator known for his macabre, darkly humorous pen-and-ink drawings and gothic-tinged picture books.
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D.
Albert Moore
Albert Moore was a 19th-century English painter associated with the Aesthetic Movement, known for his harmonious compositions of idealized female figures and decorative classical themes.
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E.
Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmes is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, playwright, and author best known for writing and performing the hit song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" and for his work in musical theatre and mystery fiction.
- 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: M. R. James Target entity description: M. R. James was an English medievalist scholar and author renowned for his influential ghost stories that helped define the modern supernatural horror genre.
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A.
Sheridan Le Fanu
Sheridan Le Fanu was a 19th-century Irish writer best known for his influential Gothic and ghost stories, including the vampire novella "Carmilla."
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B.
Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell is a highly acclaimed British horror and dark fantasy author renowned for his influential short stories and novels that have shaped modern supernatural fiction.
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C.
Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey was an American writer and illustrator known for his macabre, darkly humorous pen-and-ink drawings and gothic-tinged picture books.
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D.
Albert Moore
Albert Moore was a 19th-century English painter associated with the Aesthetic Movement, known for his harmonious compositions of idealized female figures and decorative classical themes.
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E.
Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmes is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, playwright, and author best known for writing and performing the hit song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" and for his work in musical theatre and mystery fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost story writer
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horror writer ⓘ human ⓘ medievalist ⓘ scholar ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1862-08-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Goodnestone, Kent, England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1936-06-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Eton, Berkshire
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surface form:
Eton, Berkshire, England
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| educatedAt |
Eton College
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King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
King's College, Cambridge
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| employer |
Eton College
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King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
King's College, Cambridge
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | James ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical apocrypha
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ghost stories ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ palaeography ⓘ |
| fullName | Montague Rhodes James ⓘ |
| genre |
ghost stories
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horror fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Montague ⓘ |
| influenced |
Clark Ashton Smith
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H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ Ramsey Campbell ⓘ Stephen King ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modern ghost story tradition ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining scholarly settings with supernatural horror
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helping define the modern ghost story ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Thin Ghost and Others
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A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories ⓘ Casting the Runes ⓘ Collected Ghost Stories ⓘ Ghost Stories of an Antiquary ⓘ More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary ⓘ O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad ⓘ
surface form:
Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad
The Mezzotint ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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author ⓘ librarian ⓘ medievalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Provost of Eton College
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Provost of King's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| writingStyle | subtle, understated supernatural horror set in scholarly or antiquarian contexts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M. R. James Description of subject: M. R. James was an English medievalist scholar and author renowned for his influential ghost stories that helped define the modern supernatural horror genre.
Referenced by (5)
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