Pearl S. Buck
E477601
Nobel Prize laureate in Literature
Pulitzer Prize winner
biographer
essayist
human
novelist
philanthropist
short story writer
translator
Pearl S. Buck was an American novelist and Nobel Prize laureate best known for her works about Chinese peasant life, particularly the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Good Earth."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pearl S. Buck canonical | 3 |
| American author Pearl S. Buck | 1 |
| Nobel laureate Pearl S. Buck | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4883755 — 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: Pearl S. Buck Context triple: [Pearl S. Buck Award, namedAfter, Pearl S. Buck]
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A.
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen was an American biographer best known for her meticulously researched and accessible works on historical and legal figures, including "Miracle at Philadelphia" and "Yankee from Olympus."
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B.
Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter was an American journalist, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for her short stories and the novel "Ship of Fools."
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C.
Jean Shirley Verhagen
Jean Shirley Verhagen, better known by her stage name Jean Hagen, was an American film, television, and stage actress best remembered for her Oscar-nominated role as Lina Lamont in the classic musical "Singin' in the Rain."
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D.
Anne Hébert
Anne Hébert was a prominent 20th-century French-Canadian novelist and poet whose psychologically rich, often dark works are considered foundational in modern Quebec and Canadian literature.
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E.
Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst was a popular early 20th-century American novelist and short-story writer known for her melodramatic tales of women’s lives and social issues, many of which were adapted into successful films.
- 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: Pearl S. Buck Target entity description: Pearl S. Buck was an American novelist and Nobel Prize laureate best known for her works about Chinese peasant life, particularly the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Good Earth."
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A.
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen was an American biographer best known for her meticulously researched and accessible works on historical and legal figures, including "Miracle at Philadelphia" and "Yankee from Olympus."
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B.
Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter was an American journalist, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for her short stories and the novel "Ship of Fools."
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C.
Jean Shirley Verhagen
Jean Shirley Verhagen, better known by her stage name Jean Hagen, was an American film, television, and stage actress best remembered for her Oscar-nominated role as Lina Lamont in the classic musical "Singin' in the Rain."
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D.
Anne Hébert
Anne Hébert was a prominent 20th-century French-Canadian novelist and poet whose psychologically rich, often dark works are considered foundational in modern Quebec and Canadian literature.
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E.
Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst was a popular early 20th-century American novelist and short-story writer known for her melodramatic tales of women’s lives and social issues, many of which were adapted into successful films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel Prize laureate in Literature
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Pulitzer Prize winner ⓘ biographer ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| adaptationOfWork | The Good Earth (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
NERFINISHED
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Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ Order of the Precious Crown (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ William Dean Howells Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green Hills Farm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-06-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-03-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Randolph-Macon Woman's College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName |
Buck
NERFINISHED
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Sydenstricker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese studies
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| founded |
Pearl S. Buck Foundation
NERFINISHED
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Welcome House adoption agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
realist fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Pearl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Pearl S. Buck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeFor | rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A House Divided
NERFINISHED
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East Wind: West Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ Fighting Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ The Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lecturer
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missionary ⓘ novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| parent |
Absalom Sydenstricker
NERFINISHED
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Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hillsboro, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Danby, Vermont, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
Nanjing, China
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
John Lossing Buck
NERFINISHED
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Richard J. Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSubject |
Chinese peasant life
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Chinese rural society ⓘ East–West cultural relations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pearl S. Buck Description of subject: Pearl S. Buck was an American novelist and Nobel Prize laureate best known for her works about Chinese peasant life, particularly the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Good Earth."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American author Pearl S. Buck
this entity surface form:
Nobel laureate Pearl S. Buck