William Cullen Bryant
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William Cullen Bryant was a 19th-century American poet and journalist, best known for his nature-themed poetry and as one of the prominent members of the Fireside Poets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Cullen Bryant canonical | 27 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: William Cullen Bryant Context triple: [Fireside Poets, hasMember, William Cullen Bryant]
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A.
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier was a prominent 19th-century American Quaker poet and abolitionist best known for his anti-slavery writings and New England regional verse.
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B.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a prominent 19th-century American poet and educator known for works such as "Paul Revere's Ride," "The Song of Hiawatha," and "Evangeline."
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C.
Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow
Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow was an American painter and the son of famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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D.
Charles Appleton Longfellow
Charles Appleton Longfellow was the son of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, known for his extensive travels and letters that offered vivid accounts of 19th-century life abroad.
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E.
James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was a 19th-century American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat associated with the Fireside Poets and influential in shaping U.S. literary culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Cullen Bryant Target entity description: William Cullen Bryant was a 19th-century American poet and journalist, best known for his nature-themed poetry and as one of the prominent members of the Fireside Poets.
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A.
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier was a prominent 19th-century American Quaker poet and abolitionist best known for his anti-slavery writings and New England regional verse.
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B.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a prominent 19th-century American poet and educator known for works such as "Paul Revere's Ride," "The Song of Hiawatha," and "Evangeline."
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C.
Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow
Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow was an American painter and the son of famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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D.
Charles Appleton Longfellow
Charles Appleton Longfellow was the son of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, known for his extensive travels and letters that offered vivid accounts of 19th-century life abroad.
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E.
James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was a 19th-century American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat associated with the Fireside Poets and influential in shaping U.S. literary culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fireside Poet
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editor ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ literary critic ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a fall ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Bryant Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Bryant Park in Manhattan
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| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Williams College
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surface form:
Williams College (informal, honorary association)
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| employer | New York Evening Post ⓘ |
| familyName | Bryant ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
journalism
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literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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nature poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bryant Park
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surface form:
Bryant Park (named in his honor)
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| influenced | later 19th-century American poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English Romantic poets ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fireside Poets ⓘ |
| middleName | Cullen ⓘ |
| movement |
American Romanticism
ⓘ
Romanticism ⓘ |
| name | William Cullen Bryant self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a leading 19th-century American poet
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being a prominent member of the Fireside Poets ⓘ nature-themed poetry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Winter Piece
ⓘ
Forest Hymn ⓘ Thanatopsis ⓘ The Ages ⓘ The Death of the Flowers ⓘ Great Plains ⓘ
surface form:
The Prairies
The Yellow Violet ⓘ To a Waterfowl ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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lawyer ⓘ newspaper editor ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cummington, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (early career)
Free Soil Party ⓘ
surface form:
Free Soil movement
Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (later career)
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| positionHeld |
co-owner of the New York Evening Post
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editor-in-chief of the New York Evening Post ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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Unitarianism ⓘ
surface form:
Unitarianism (later in life)
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| residence |
Cummington, Massachusetts
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New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Fairchild Bryant ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | New York ⓘ |
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Subject: William Cullen Bryant Description of subject: William Cullen Bryant was a 19th-century American poet and journalist, best known for his nature-themed poetry and as one of the prominent members of the Fireside Poets.
Referenced by (27)
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