Ogden Nash
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Ogden Nash was an American poet celebrated for his light verse, playful rhymes, and witty observations on everyday life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ogden Nash canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4973584 — 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: Ogden Nash Context triple: [Nash, hasNotableBearer, Ogden Nash]
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A.
G. G. Berry
G. G. Berry was a British logician and mathematician best known for formulating the Berry paradox, an influential semantic paradox in the foundations of mathematics and logic.
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B.
Cecil Layendecker
Cecil Layendecker is a relatively obscure individual known primarily by name, with no widely documented public achievements or biographical details.
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C.
Milton Carruth
Milton Carruth was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions from the 1930s through the 1950s.
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D.
W. D. Snodgrass
W. D. Snodgrass was an American poet whose intensely personal, emotionally candid verse helped define and popularize the confessional poetry movement in the mid-20th century.
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E.
James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American poet known as the "Hoosier Poet" for his folksy dialect verse celebrating rural Midwestern life.
- 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: Ogden Nash Target entity description: Ogden Nash was an American poet celebrated for his light verse, playful rhymes, and witty observations on everyday life.
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A.
G. G. Berry
G. G. Berry was a British logician and mathematician best known for formulating the Berry paradox, an influential semantic paradox in the foundations of mathematics and logic.
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B.
Cecil Layendecker
Cecil Layendecker is a relatively obscure individual known primarily by name, with no widely documented public achievements or biographical details.
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C.
Milton Carruth
Milton Carruth was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions from the 1930s through the 1950s.
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D.
W. D. Snodgrass
W. D. Snodgrass was an American poet whose intensely personal, emotionally candid verse helped define and popularize the confessional poetry movement in the mid-20th century.
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E.
James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American poet known as the "Hoosier Poet" for his folksy dialect verse celebrating rural Midwestern life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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humorist ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthName | Frederic Ogden Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | North Hampton, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from Crohn's disease ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-08-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1971-05-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
St. George's School, Newport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Doubleday
NERFINISHED
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The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
humorous poetry
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light verse ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
colloquial language
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deliberate misspellings ⓘ inventive rhymes ⓘ |
| influenced | American humorous poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Ogden Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
playful rhymes
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witty observations on everyday life ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hard Lines
NERFINISHED
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself NERFINISHED ⓘ Many Long Years Ago NERFINISHED ⓘ The Face is Familiar NERFINISHED ⓘ You Can't Get There from Here NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lyricist
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poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rye, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | copywriter ⓘ |
| wrote |
Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker
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Reflections on Ice-Breaking NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of Custard the Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteLyricsFor | One Touch of Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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