Richard Brautigan
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Richard Brautigan was an American novelist and poet known for his whimsical, surreal, and genre-blending works that became emblematic of 1960s counterculture literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Brautigan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4451646 — 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: Richard Brautigan Context triple: [Haruki Murakami, influencedBy, Richard Brautigan]
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A.
Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder is an American poet, essayist, and environmental activist whose work blends Beat-era experimentation with deep engagement in Zen Buddhism and ecological thought.
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B.
Philip Whalen
Philip Whalen was an American poet associated with the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance, known for his innovative, Zen-influenced verse.
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C.
Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley was an influential American poet associated with postwar avant-garde movements, known for his spare, emotionally resonant verse and his role in shaping contemporary American poetry.
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D.
Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso was an American poet closely associated with the Beat Generation, known for his energetic, surreal, and rebellious verse.
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E.
Paul Hartnett
Paul Hartnett is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the Hartnett surname, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
- 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: Richard Brautigan Target entity description: Richard Brautigan was an American novelist and poet known for his whimsical, surreal, and genre-blending works that became emblematic of 1960s counterculture literature.
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A.
Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder is an American poet, essayist, and environmental activist whose work blends Beat-era experimentation with deep engagement in Zen Buddhism and ecological thought.
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B.
Philip Whalen
Philip Whalen was an American poet associated with the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance, known for his innovative, Zen-influenced verse.
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C.
Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley was an influential American poet associated with postwar avant-garde movements, known for his spare, emotionally resonant verse and his role in shaping contemporary American poetry.
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D.
Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso was an American poet closely associated with the Beat Generation, known for his energetic, surreal, and rebellious verse.
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E.
Paul Hartnett
Paul Hartnett is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the Hartnett surname, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Beat generation (late association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cremated (ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by firearm ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-01-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-09-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Eugene High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Brautigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Gary Brautigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist fiction
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poetry ⓘ surrealist fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasChild | Ianthe Brautigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ early 1980s ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American counterculture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
1960s counterculture
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1960s counterculture literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Confederate General from Big Sur
NERFINISHED
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Dreaming of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ In Watermelon Sugar NERFINISHED ⓘ Revenge of the Lawn NERFINISHED ⓘ Rommel Drives on Deep into Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Sombrero Fallout NERFINISHED ⓘ The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hawkline Monster NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Trout Fishing in America NERFINISHED ⓘ Willard and His Bowling Trophies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tacoma, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bolinas, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
genre-blending
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surreal ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Brautigan Description of subject: Richard Brautigan was an American novelist and poet known for his whimsical, surreal, and genre-blending works that became emblematic of 1960s counterculture literature.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.