Harriet Prescott Spofford
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Harriet Prescott Spofford was a 19th-century American writer best known for her gothic and romantic short stories, poetry, and novels that appeared in prominent literary magazines of her time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harriet Prescott Spofford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4716553 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harriet Prescott Spofford Context triple: [Amesbury, Massachusetts, hasNotablePerson, Harriet Prescott Spofford]
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A.
Harriet Lothrop
Harriet Lothrop, better known by her pen name Margaret Sidney, was an American author famed for her "Five Little Peppers" children's book series and as the preserver of The Wayside historic home in Concord, Massachusetts.
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B.
Harriet Malvina Howe
Harriet Malvina Howe was the wife of Henry Wilson, the 18th vice president of the United States, and a 19th-century American political spouse.
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C.
Louisa E. Masterson
Louisa E. Masterson was a family member of famed Old West lawman and gambler Bat Masterson, known primarily through her relation to him.
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D.
Harriet Crocker Alexander
Harriet Crocker Alexander was an American socialite and philanthropist from the prominent Crocker railroad family.
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E.
Elizabeth Wendell
Elizabeth Wendell was a colonial-era New England woman best known as the mother of Dorothy Quincy, who became the wife of American Founding Father John Hancock.
- 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: Harriet Prescott Spofford Target entity description: Harriet Prescott Spofford was a 19th-century American writer best known for her gothic and romantic short stories, poetry, and novels that appeared in prominent literary magazines of her time.
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A.
Harriet Lothrop
Harriet Lothrop, better known by her pen name Margaret Sidney, was an American author famed for her "Five Little Peppers" children's book series and as the preserver of The Wayside historic home in Concord, Massachusetts.
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B.
Harriet Malvina Howe
Harriet Malvina Howe was the wife of Henry Wilson, the 18th vice president of the United States, and a 19th-century American political spouse.
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C.
Louisa E. Masterson
Louisa E. Masterson was a family member of famed Old West lawman and gambler Bat Masterson, known primarily through her relation to him.
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D.
Harriet Crocker Alexander
Harriet Crocker Alexander was an American socialite and philanthropist from the prominent Crocker railroad family.
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E.
Elizabeth Wendell
Elizabeth Wendell was a colonial-era New England woman best known as the mother of Dorothy Quincy, who became the wife of American Founding Father John Hancock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century American writer
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essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1835-04-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1921-08-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Putnam Free School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yankee ⓘ |
| familyName |
Prescott
NERFINISHED
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Spofford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
gothic fiction
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novel ⓘ poetry ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Harriet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American Gothic literature
NERFINISHED
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Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gothic short stories
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romantic fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Azarian: An Episode”
NERFINISHED
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“Circumstance” NERFINISHED ⓘ “In a Cellar” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Amber Gods” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Thief in the Night” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Calais, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Amesbury, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Harper’s Magazine
NERFINISHED
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Scribner’s Monthly NERFINISHED ⓘ The Atlantic Monthly NERFINISHED ⓘ The Century Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Amesbury, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Newburyport, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Richard S. Spofford Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harriet Prescott Spofford Description of subject: Harriet Prescott Spofford was a 19th-century American writer best known for her gothic and romantic short stories, poetry, and novels that appeared in prominent literary magazines of her time.
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